The SuperGuppy is a one-of-a-kind mega transport plane that's been involved in moving aerospace hardware crucial to nearly ever major NASA endeavor, from the Hubble Space Telescope to Skylab. Now it's time for the bizarre aircraft to get a check-up.
From: MIGHTY PLANES: Super Guppyhttp://bit.ly/2g2RrRw

Exclusive Films presents “Sky Traders,” a circa 1952 black-and-white picture that conveys the excitement of air travel and shipment of goods by air. A Pan AmericanAirline flight lands at mark 01:30 while the film’s narrator explains how the “life” of an airport is planned in a control tower. We see scenes of air traffic controllers as planes land from around the world, but the newest challenge for airports is the cargo aircraft. “Today anything … goes by air,” we’re told at mark 02:15 as a plane taxis along a runway. A TWA crew is shown loading a “speed pack” full of sea moss to the belly of an aircraft for transportation, and the film moves to a discussion of how sea moss is gathered, beginning at mark 02:50. Cars are shown loaded onboard an aircraft at mark 04:50 and then traveling down the streets of Paris, their final destination. At mark 06:54 we see an air transportation station in Brussels, this time for mail delivered by helicopter. From Johannesburg in southern Africa to Benghazi along the Mediterranean Sea, we’re told how cargo aircraft speed delivery to desperately needed medicines (including chloromycetin) across the African continent. Cargo aircraft are also used to move live animals (mark 13:40) around the world, as such animals as tiger cubs, leopard cubs, and elephants arrive in England. An air ambulance is shown rushing medical personnel to an injured youth and then on to a hospital for treatment, as the narrator explains at mark 20:18 that sometimes “cargo” means “life.”
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National Airlines Flight 102 (NCR102), MSN 25630 - N949CA, was a cargo flight which crashed shortly after taking off from Bagram Airfield on 29 April 2013, killing all 7 crew.
The airline has been operating the Bagram to Dubai route for a month. The aircraft had taken off on runway 03 at 15:30L and climbing through 1200 feet, when the nose of the aircraft nose sharply rose. The crew were heard on VHF air-band frequency reporting that some of the load of five heavy military vehicles in the cargo hold had shifted and the aircraft stalled. The aircraft crashed and erupted into flames on impact. The crash site was near the end of runway 03 within the perimeter of the airfield. All seven crew; four pilots, two mechanics and a load master were killed.
The aircraft involved was a Boeing 747-428BCF registration N949CA, c/n 25630 It was manufactured and first flown in 1993. The aircraft that crashed was branded as National Airlines although it was actually operated upon the operating license of Air Atlanta Icelandic for National Air Cargo until 2011. Upon this particular sortie, Flight 102 was flying on behalf of the Air Mobility Command.

published:30 Apr 2013

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Air Clips joined Lufthansa Cargo's Captain Fokko and First OfficerJohannes on a full rotation from Frankfurt (Germany) via Nairobi (Kenya) to Johannesburg (South Africa) and back on the same routing. Enjoy stunning cockpit views from 11 different cameras as well as exciting interviews with both crew members.
For each of those four flights AirClips has created an "ULTIMATE COCKPIT MOVIE" which are/ will be available to the public for free as always.
Here is our release schedule (Links will NOT work before each mentioned date, 10 o'clock CET):
Preview compilation for all four flights: 28 April 2017, https://youtu.be/9OChEQQrOaM
ULTIMATE MOVIE 1, Frankfurt-Nairobi: 19 May 2017, https://youtu.be/X_Et8S0SQo4
ULTIMATE MOVIE 2, Nairobi-Johannesburg: 30 June 2017, https://youtu.be/meY-WWCvGO4
ULTIMATE MOVIE 3, Johannesburg-Nairobi: 11 August 2017, https://youtu.be/MFdnfFTYyA8
COCKPIT MOVIE 4, Nairobi-Frankfurt: 22 September 2017, https://youtu.be/oC4koLuZQfs
The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is an American three-engine medium- to long-range wide-body jet airliner, manufactured by McDonnell Douglas and, later, by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Based on the DC-10, it features a stretched fuselage, increased wingspan with winglets, refined airfoils on the wing and smaller tailplane, new engines and increased use of composite materials. Two of its engines are mounted on underwing pylons and a third engine at the base of the vertical stabilizer. It also features a glass cockpit that decreases the flight deck crew from the three required on the DC-10 to two by eliminating the need for a flight engineer. Although the MD-11 program was launched in 1986, McDonnell Douglas started to search for a DC-10 derivative as early as 1976. Two versions were considered then, a DC-10-10 with a fuselage stretch of 40 feet (12 m) and a DC-10-30 stretched by 30 feet (9.1 m). That later version would have been capable of transporting up to 340 passengers in a multi-class configuration, or 277 passengers and their luggage over 5,300 nautical miles (9,800 km). At the same time, the manufacturer was seeking to reduce wing and engine drag on the trijet. Another version of the aircraft was also envisaged, the "DC-10 global", aimed to counter the risks of loss of orders for the DC-10-30 that the Boeing 747SP and its range were creating. The DC-10 global would have incorporated more fuel tanks.
In July 1985, the Board of Directors authorized the Long Beach plant to offer the MD-11 to potential customers. At the time, the aircraft was still proposed in two versions, both with the same fuselage length, a stretch of 22 ft 3 in (6.78 m) over the DC-10 airframe, as well as the same engine choice as the MD-11X. One version would have a range of 4,780 nautical miles (8,850 km) with a gross weight of 500,000 pounds (230,000 kg) and transport up to 337 passengers, while the second would carry 331 passengers over 6,900 nautical miles (12,800 km). A year later, as several airlines had committed to the MD-11, the situation was looking optimistic. The aircraft was now a 320-seater baseline and defined as an 18 ft 7 in (5.66 m) stretch over the DC-10-30 powered by the new advanced turbofans offered by the major engine manufacturers and giving it a range of 6,800 nautical miles (12,600 km). Other versions, such as a shortened ER with a range of 7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km), an all-cargo offering a maximum payload of 200,970 pounds (91,160 kg) and a Combi with a provision for ten freight pallets on the main deck, were proposed. Further growth of the aircraft was also foreseen, such as the MD-11 Advanced.
MD-11F (53 built): the Freight transport aircraft was the second variant on offer at launch in 1986 and was the last and longest (1988–2000) manufactured version. The all-cargo aircraft features the same forward port side cargo door (140 by 102 inches (3.6 m × 2.6 m)) as the MD-11CF, a main deck volume of 15,530 cubic feet (440 m3), a maximum payload of 200,151 pounds (90,787 kg) and can transport 26 pallets of the same dimensions (88 by 125 inches (2.2 m × 3.2 m) or 96 by 125 inches (2.4 m × 3.2 m)) as for the MD-11C and MD-11CF. The MD-11F was delivered between 1991 and 2001 to FedEx Express (22), Lufthansa Cargo (14), and other airlines with fewer aircraft.
Lufthansa Cargo AG is a German cargo airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa. It operates worldwide air freight and logistics services and is headquartered at Frankfurt Airport, the main hub of Lufthansa. Besides operating dedicated cargo planes, the company also has access to cargo capacities of 350 passenger aircraft of the Lufthansa Group.
Pioneers by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Artist: http://audionautix.com/

Air cargo

Air cargo is any property carried or to be carried in an aircraft. Air cargo comprises air freight, air express and airmail.

Aircraft types

Cargo can be transported by passenger, cargo or combi aircraft:

Passenger aircraft use the spare volume in the airplane's baggage hold (the "belly") that is not being used for passenger luggage - a common practice used by passenger airlines, who additionally transport cargo on scheduled passenger flights. - this practice is known as Belly Cargo. Cargo can also be transported in the passenger cabin as hand-carry by an “on-board courier”.

Cargo aircraft are dedicated for the job - they carry freight on the main deck and in the belly by means of nose-loading or side loading.

Combi aircraft carries cargo on the main deck behind the passengers’ area with side loading and in the belly.

History

Early years

The first cargo flight took place on the 7 November 1910 in the USA, between Dayton and Columbus, Ohio. Philip Orin Parmelee piloted a Wright Model B aeroplane 65 miles (105km) carrying a package of 200 pounds of silk for the opening of a store. Newspaper clippings quoted the Wright brothers as stating he covered the distance in 66 minutes, but the flight was officially recorded at 57 minutes, a world speed record at the time. It was the first “cargo only” flight solely for the transport of goods; the first flight commissioned by a client, and the first example of multimodal air transport, since the pieces of silk were transported by car from Columbus aerodrome to the store.

American Airlines is a founding member of the Oneworld airline alliance, and coordinates fares, services, and scheduling with British Airways, Iberia, and Finnair in the transatlantic market and with Japan Airlines in the transpacific market. Regional service is operated by independent and subsidiary carriers under the brand name American Eagle.

Cargo

The word cargo refers in particular to goods or produce being conveyed – generally for commercial gain – by ship, boat, or aircraft, although the term is now often extended to cover all types of freight, including that carried by train, van, truck, or intermodal container. The term cargo is also used in case of goods in the cold-chain, because the perishable inventory is always in transit towards a final end-use, even when it is held in cold storage or other similar climate-controlled facility.

Multi-modal container units, designed as reusable carriers to facilitate unit load handling of the goods contained, are also referred to as cargo, specially by shipping lines and logistics operators. Similarly, aircraft ULD boxes are also documented as cargo, with associated packing list of the items contained within. When empty containers are shipped each unit is documented as a cargo and when goods are stored within, the contents are termed as containerised cargo.

Lufthansa Cargo

Lufthansa Cargo AG is a Germancargo airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa. It operates worldwide air freight and logistics services and is headquartered at Frankfurt Airport, the main hub of Lufthansa. Besides operating dedicated cargo planes, the company also has access to cargo capacities of the more than 300 passenger aircraft of the Lufthansa Group.

History

Lufthansa operated a cargo subsidiary, called German Cargo, between 1977 and 1993 (earlier still, cargo operations were executed in-house, under the Lufthansa Cargo name), when -in an effort to restructure the company- the cargo division was re-integrated into its parent, and split up into two parts (one for scheduled operations using Lufthansa-owned aircraft, and one for freight and logistics services using chartered or leased aircraft).

Lufthansa Cargo was created as a limited stock company on 30 November 2004, along with Lufthansa Cargo Charter. Lufthansa Cargo uses LH (the same IATA code as Lufthansa), as well as GEC (the former ICAO code of German Cargo) as airline codes. Lufthansa is unique compared to its major European competitors like British Airways and Air France in that the cargo business is organized in an entirely different airline entity. For some years, Lufthansa Cargo (including the freight transported in the cargo holds of mainline Lufthansa passenger aircraft) was the leading cargo airline in terms of international freight tonne-kilometres carried, but has since been surpassed by Cathay Pacific and Korean Air Cargo.

NASA's Unusual Giant Air Cargo Transport Plane

The SuperGuppy is a one-of-a-kind mega transport plane that's been involved in moving aerospace hardware crucial to nearly ever major NASA endeavor, from the Hubble Space Telescope to Skylab. Now it's time for the bizarre aircraft to get a check-up.
From: MIGHTY PLANES: Super Guppyhttp://bit.ly/2g2RrRw

1952 CARGO AIRCRAFT & AIR FREIGHT INDUSTRIAL FILM SKY TRADERS 48724

Exclusive Films presents “Sky Traders,” a circa 1952 black-and-white picture that conveys the excitement of air travel and shipment of goods by air. A Pan AmericanAirline flight lands at mark 01:30 while the film’s narrator explains how the “life” of an airport is planned in a control tower. We see scenes of air traffic controllers as planes land from around the world, but the newest challenge for airports is the cargo aircraft. “Today anything … goes by air,” we’re told at mark 02:15 as a plane taxis along a runway. A TWA crew is shown loading a “speed pack” full of sea moss to the belly of an aircraft for transportation, and the film moves to a discussion of how sea moss is gathered, beginning at mark 02:50. Cars are shown loaded onboard an aircraft at mark 04:50 and then traveling down the streets of Paris, their final destination. At mark 06:54 we see an air transportation station in Brussels, this time for mail delivered by helicopter. From Johannesburg in southern Africa to Benghazi along the Mediterranean Sea, we’re told how cargo aircraft speed delivery to desperately needed medicines (including chloromycetin) across the African continent. Cargo aircraft are also used to move live animals (mark 13:40) around the world, as such animals as tiger cubs, leopard cubs, and elephants arrive in England. An air ambulance is shown rushing medical personnel to an injured youth and then on to a hospital for treatment, as the narrator explains at mark 20:18 that sometimes “cargo” means “life.”
We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference."
This film is part of the PeriscopeFilmLLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com

3:03

National Air Cargo's Boeing 747-400 freighter crash in Afghanistan

National Air Cargo's Boeing 747-400 freighter crash in Afghanistan

National Air Cargo's Boeing 747-400 freighter crash in Afghanistan

National Airlines Flight 102 (NCR102), MSN 25630 - N949CA, was a cargo flight which crashed shortly after taking off from Bagram Airfield on 29 April 2013, killing all 7 crew.
The airline has been operating the Bagram to Dubai route for a month. The aircraft had taken off on runway 03 at 15:30L and climbing through 1200 feet, when the nose of the aircraft nose sharply rose. The crew were heard on VHF air-band frequency reporting that some of the load of five heavy military vehicles in the cargo hold had shifted and the aircraft stalled. The aircraft crashed and erupted into flames on impact. The crash site was near the end of runway 03 within the perimeter of the airfield. All seven crew; four pilots, two mechanics and a load master were killed.
The aircraft involved was a Boeing 747-428BCF registration N949CA, c/n 25630 It was manufactured and first flown in 1993. The aircraft that crashed was branded as National Airlines although it was actually operated upon the operating license of Air Atlanta Icelandic for National Air Cargo until 2011. Upon this particular sortie, Flight 102 was flying on behalf of the Air Mobility Command.

Air Clips joined Lufthansa Cargo's Captain Fokko and First OfficerJohannes on a full rotation from Frankfurt (Germany) via Nairobi (Kenya) to Johannesburg (South Africa) and back on the same routing. Enjoy stunning cockpit views from 11 different cameras as well as exciting interviews with both crew members.
For each of those four flights AirClips has created an "ULTIMATE COCKPIT MOVIE" which are/ will be available to the public for free as always.
Here is our release schedule (Links will NOT work before each mentioned date, 10 o'clock CET):
Preview compilation for all four flights: 28 April 2017, https://youtu.be/9OChEQQrOaM
ULTIMATE MOVIE 1, Frankfurt-Nairobi: 19 May 2017, https://youtu.be/X_Et8S0SQo4
ULTIMATE MOVIE 2, Nairobi-Johannesburg: 30 June 2017, https://youtu.be/meY-WWCvGO4
ULTIMATE MOVIE 3, Johannesburg-Nairobi: 11 August 2017, https://youtu.be/MFdnfFTYyA8
COCKPIT MOVIE 4, Nairobi-Frankfurt: 22 September 2017, https://youtu.be/oC4koLuZQfs
The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is an American three-engine medium- to long-range wide-body jet airliner, manufactured by McDonnell Douglas and, later, by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Based on the DC-10, it features a stretched fuselage, increased wingspan with winglets, refined airfoils on the wing and smaller tailplane, new engines and increased use of composite materials. Two of its engines are mounted on underwing pylons and a third engine at the base of the vertical stabilizer. It also features a glass cockpit that decreases the flight deck crew from the three required on the DC-10 to two by eliminating the need for a flight engineer. Although the MD-11 program was launched in 1986, McDonnell Douglas started to search for a DC-10 derivative as early as 1976. Two versions were considered then, a DC-10-10 with a fuselage stretch of 40 feet (12 m) and a DC-10-30 stretched by 30 feet (9.1 m). That later version would have been capable of transporting up to 340 passengers in a multi-class configuration, or 277 passengers and their luggage over 5,300 nautical miles (9,800 km). At the same time, the manufacturer was seeking to reduce wing and engine drag on the trijet. Another version of the aircraft was also envisaged, the "DC-10 global", aimed to counter the risks of loss of orders for the DC-10-30 that the Boeing 747SP and its range were creating. The DC-10 global would have incorporated more fuel tanks.
In July 1985, the Board of Directors authorized the Long Beach plant to offer the MD-11 to potential customers. At the time, the aircraft was still proposed in two versions, both with the same fuselage length, a stretch of 22 ft 3 in (6.78 m) over the DC-10 airframe, as well as the same engine choice as the MD-11X. One version would have a range of 4,780 nautical miles (8,850 km) with a gross weight of 500,000 pounds (230,000 kg) and transport up to 337 passengers, while the second would carry 331 passengers over 6,900 nautical miles (12,800 km). A year later, as several airlines had committed to the MD-11, the situation was looking optimistic. The aircraft was now a 320-seater baseline and defined as an 18 ft 7 in (5.66 m) stretch over the DC-10-30 powered by the new advanced turbofans offered by the major engine manufacturers and giving it a range of 6,800 nautical miles (12,600 km). Other versions, such as a shortened ER with a range of 7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km), an all-cargo offering a maximum payload of 200,970 pounds (91,160 kg) and a Combi with a provision for ten freight pallets on the main deck, were proposed. Further growth of the aircraft was also foreseen, such as the MD-11 Advanced.
MD-11F (53 built): the Freight transport aircraft was the second variant on offer at launch in 1986 and was the last and longest (1988–2000) manufactured version. The all-cargo aircraft features the same forward port side cargo door (140 by 102 inches (3.6 m × 2.6 m)) as the MD-11CF, a main deck volume of 15,530 cubic feet (440 m3), a maximum payload of 200,151 pounds (90,787 kg) and can transport 26 pallets of the same dimensions (88 by 125 inches (2.2 m × 3.2 m) or 96 by 125 inches (2.4 m × 3.2 m)) as for the MD-11C and MD-11CF. The MD-11F was delivered between 1991 and 2001 to FedEx Express (22), Lufthansa Cargo (14), and other airlines with fewer aircraft.
Lufthansa Cargo AG is a German cargo airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa. It operates worldwide air freight and logistics services and is headquartered at Frankfurt Airport, the main hub of Lufthansa. Besides operating dedicated cargo planes, the company also has access to cargo capacities of 350 passenger aircraft of the Lufthansa Group.
Pioneers by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Artist: http://audionautix.com/

7:28

First A330-243F in America arriving for the first time to Colombia. Tampa Cargo Dec 20 - 2012

First A330-243F in America arriving for the first time to Colombia. Tampa Cargo Dec 20 - 2012

First A330-243F in America arriving for the first time to Colombia. Tampa Cargo Dec 20 - 2012

National Air Cargo Safety Management 854x480

9:47

American Airlines Cargo

American Airlines Cargo

American Airlines Cargo

American Airlines Cargo worked with the video production team at RobinBondMedia creating this detailed “mini-documentary”. This video tells an in-depth story; focusing on the professional expertise of the AA Cargo staff as they manage the critical elements needed to ship such valuable, life saving cargo. After all of our travels shooting video footage in New York City, London, Chicago and Dallas... we can definitely say first hand... American Airlines Cargo is making a real difference in the world for us all.
American Airlines Cargo ships and delivers critical elements needed to deliver extremely sensitive medical cargo worldwide. American Airlines Cargo provides a crucial delivery service called “ExpediteTC” which guarantees 100% safe delivery of cutting edge pharmaceutical tests (for example) “on time” and “on temp” anywhere in the world.
Follow our ongoing video projects and updates on Robin Bond Media Facebook / Twitter / YouTube

DHL sees more air cargo traffic with China | Business

Logistics companies like DHL have benefited from growing trade volumes with China. A look behind the scenes at the DHL express air freight center in Stuttgart.

51:38

The Largest Aircraft in The U.S. Military

The Largest Aircraft in The U.S. Military

The Largest Aircraft in The U.S. Military

The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a large military transport aircraft built by Lockheed. It provides the United States Air Force (USAF) with a heavy intercontinental-range strategic airlift capability, one that can carry outsize and oversize cargos, including all air-certifiable cargo. The Galaxy has many similarities to its smaller C-141 Starlifter predecessor, and the later C-17 Globemaster. The C-5 is among the largest military aircraft in the world.
The C-5 Galaxy had a complicated development; significant cost overruns were experienced and Lockheed suffered significant financial difficulties. Shortly after entering service, fractures in the wings of many aircraft were discovered and the C-5 fleet were restricted in capability until corrective work was conducted. The C-5M Super Galaxy is an upgraded version with new engines and modernized avionics designed to extend its service life beyond 2040.
The C-5 Galaxy has been operated by USAF since 1969. In that time, it has been used to support US military operations in all major conflicts including Vietnam, Iraq, Yugoslavia and Afghanistan; as well as in support of allies, such as Israel during the Yom Kippur War and NATO operations in the Gulf War. The C-5 has also been used to distribute humanitarian aid and disaster relief, and support the US Space Shuttle program run by NASA.
http://military-transport-aircrafts.blogspot.com

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The Secret World of Air Freight - Discovery Channel

The Secret World of Air Freight - Discovery Channel

The Secret World of Air Freight - Discovery Channel

We flew 65,000 miles for this one-hour documentary, mostly in the cockpits and bellies of giant air freighters across North America, Europe, and Asia. We followed cargos ranging from 55 thoroughbred horses from Lexington KY to Hokkaido, Japan, 3 plane-loads of CART racing cars and equipment from Indianapolis to Australia and millions of bottles of Beaujolais Nouveau from southern France across the globe in this all-out pantheon to the speed of our world economy.
About Trillium Productions LLC:
Trillium Productions LLC specializes in digital storytelling. We produce stylish programming combining traditional techniques from television, video production and graphic design. Application include video for web, website design, video for trade shows, museums and corporations.
We work with design teams to create immerse experiences. At Trillium, we're driven by intense and never-ending curiosity. We're specialists in the art of brainstorming, visual storytelling, and are well trained in the dark arts of digital video streaming.
We can create or enhance your YouTube and Facebook presence which are essential tools for branding.
For more information about our full-service media and content production, call Trillium Productions at 847-869-1946 or visit our website http://www.trillfilm.com

NASA's Unusual Giant Air Cargo Transport Plane

The SuperGuppy is a one-of-a-kind mega transport plane that's been involved in moving aerospace hardware crucial to nearly ever major NASA endeavor, from the Hubble Space Telescope to Skylab. Now it's time for the bizarre aircraft to get a check-up.
From: MIGHTY PLANES: Super Guppyhttp://bit.ly/2g2RrRw

1952 CARGO AIRCRAFT & AIR FREIGHT INDUSTRIAL FILM SKY TRADERS 48724

Exclusive Films presents “Sky Traders,” a circa 1952 black-and-white picture that conveys the excitement of air travel and shipment of goods by air. A Pan AmericanAirline flight lands at mark 01:30 while the film’s narrator explains how the “life” of an airport is planned in a control tower. We see scenes of air traffic controllers as planes land from around the world, but the newest challenge for airports is the cargo aircraft. “Today anything … goes by air,” we’re told at mark 02:15 as a plane taxis along a runway. A TWA crew is shown loading a “speed pack” full of sea moss to the belly of an aircraft for transportation, and the film moves to a discussion of how sea moss is gathered, beginning at mark 02:50. Cars are shown loaded onboard an aircraft at mark 04:50 and then traveling dow...

published: 18 Dec 2016

National Air Cargo's Boeing 747-400 freighter crash in Afghanistan

National Airlines Flight 102 (NCR102), MSN 25630 - N949CA, was a cargo flight which crashed shortly after taking off from Bagram Airfield on 29 April 2013, killing all 7 crew.
The airline has been operating the Bagram to Dubai route for a month. The aircraft had taken off on runway 03 at 15:30L and climbing through 1200 feet, when the nose of the aircraft nose sharply rose. The crew were heard on VHF air-band frequency reporting that some of the load of five heavy military vehicles in the cargo hold had shifted and the aircraft stalled. The aircraft crashed and erupted into flames on impact. The crash site was near the end of runway 03 within the perimeter of the airfield. All seven crew; four pilots, two mechanics and a load master were killed.
The aircraft involved was a Boeing 747-428...

Air Clips joined Lufthansa Cargo's Captain Fokko and First OfficerJohannes on a full rotation from Frankfurt (Germany) via Nairobi (Kenya) to Johannesburg (South Africa) and back on the same routing. Enjoy stunning cockpit views from 11 different cameras as well as exciting interviews with both crew members.
For each of those four flights AirClips has created an "ULTIMATE COCKPIT MOVIE" which are/ will be available to the public for free as always.
Here is our release schedule (Links will NOT work before each mentioned date, 10 o'clock CET):
Preview compilation for all four flights: 28 April 2017, https://youtu.be/9OChEQQrOaM
ULTIMATE MOVIE 1, Frankfurt-Nairobi: 19 May 2017, https://youtu.be/X_Et8S0SQo4
ULTIMATE MOVIE 2, Nairobi-Johannesburg: 30 June 2017, https://youtu.be/meY-WWCvGO...

published: 19 May 2017

First A330-243F in America arriving for the first time to Colombia. Tampa Cargo Dec 20 - 2012

National Air Cargo Safety Management 854x480

published: 02 Nov 2016

American Airlines Cargo

American Airlines Cargo worked with the video production team at RobinBondMedia creating this detailed “mini-documentary”. This video tells an in-depth story; focusing on the professional expertise of the AA Cargo staff as they manage the critical elements needed to ship such valuable, life saving cargo. After all of our travels shooting video footage in New York City, London, Chicago and Dallas... we can definitely say first hand... American Airlines Cargo is making a real difference in the world for us all.
American Airlines Cargo ships and delivers critical elements needed to deliver extremely sensitive medical cargo worldwide. American Airlines Cargo provides a crucial delivery service called “ExpediteTC” which guarantees 100% safe delivery of cutting edge pharmaceutical tests (fo...

I Mailed Myself in a Box *UK to USA* (HUMAN MAIL CHALLENGE PART 3 - BY AIR)

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DHL sees more air cargo traffic with China | Business

Logistics companies like DHL have benefited from growing trade volumes with China. A look behind the scenes at the DHL express air freight center in Stuttgart.

published: 23 Dec 2015

The Largest Aircraft in The U.S. Military

The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a large military transport aircraft built by Lockheed. It provides the United States Air Force (USAF) with a heavy intercontinental-range strategic airlift capability, one that can carry outsize and oversize cargos, including all air-certifiable cargo. The Galaxy has many similarities to its smaller C-141 Starlifter predecessor, and the later C-17 Globemaster. The C-5 is among the largest military aircraft in the world.
The C-5 Galaxy had a complicated development; significant cost overruns were experienced and Lockheed suffered significant financial difficulties. Shortly after entering service, fractures in the wings of many aircraft were discovered and the C-5 fleet were restricted in capability until corrective work was conducted. The C-5M Super Galaxy is an ...

published: 15 Aug 2014

The Secret World of Air Freight - Discovery Channel

We flew 65,000 miles for this one-hour documentary, mostly in the cockpits and bellies of giant air freighters across North America, Europe, and Asia. We followed cargos ranging from 55 thoroughbred horses from Lexington KY to Hokkaido, Japan, 3 plane-loads of CART racing cars and equipment from Indianapolis to Australia and millions of bottles of Beaujolais Nouveau from southern France across the globe in this all-out pantheon to the speed of our world economy.
About Trillium Productions LLC:
Trillium Productions LLC specializes in digital storytelling. We produce stylish programming combining traditional techniques from television, video production and graphic design. Application include video for web, website design, video for trade shows, museums and corporations.
We work with des...

NASA's Unusual Giant Air Cargo Transport Plane

The SuperGuppy is a one-of-a-kind mega transport plane that's been involved in moving aerospace hardware crucial to nearly ever major NASA endeavor, from the H...

The SuperGuppy is a one-of-a-kind mega transport plane that's been involved in moving aerospace hardware crucial to nearly ever major NASA endeavor, from the Hubble Space Telescope to Skylab. Now it's time for the bizarre aircraft to get a check-up.
From: MIGHTY PLANES: Super Guppyhttp://bit.ly/2g2RrRw

The SuperGuppy is a one-of-a-kind mega transport plane that's been involved in moving aerospace hardware crucial to nearly ever major NASA endeavor, from the Hubble Space Telescope to Skylab. Now it's time for the bizarre aircraft to get a check-up.
From: MIGHTY PLANES: Super Guppyhttp://bit.ly/2g2RrRw

1952 CARGO AIRCRAFT & AIR FREIGHT INDUSTRIAL FILM SKY TRADERS 48724

Exclusive Films presents “Sky Traders,” a circa 1952 black-and-white picture that conveys the excitement of air travel and shipment of goods by air. A Pan Ameri...

Exclusive Films presents “Sky Traders,” a circa 1952 black-and-white picture that conveys the excitement of air travel and shipment of goods by air. A Pan AmericanAirline flight lands at mark 01:30 while the film’s narrator explains how the “life” of an airport is planned in a control tower. We see scenes of air traffic controllers as planes land from around the world, but the newest challenge for airports is the cargo aircraft. “Today anything … goes by air,” we’re told at mark 02:15 as a plane taxis along a runway. A TWA crew is shown loading a “speed pack” full of sea moss to the belly of an aircraft for transportation, and the film moves to a discussion of how sea moss is gathered, beginning at mark 02:50. Cars are shown loaded onboard an aircraft at mark 04:50 and then traveling down the streets of Paris, their final destination. At mark 06:54 we see an air transportation station in Brussels, this time for mail delivered by helicopter. From Johannesburg in southern Africa to Benghazi along the Mediterranean Sea, we’re told how cargo aircraft speed delivery to desperately needed medicines (including chloromycetin) across the African continent. Cargo aircraft are also used to move live animals (mark 13:40) around the world, as such animals as tiger cubs, leopard cubs, and elephants arrive in England. An air ambulance is shown rushing medical personnel to an injured youth and then on to a hospital for treatment, as the narrator explains at mark 20:18 that sometimes “cargo” means “life.”
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This film is part of the PeriscopeFilmLLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com

Exclusive Films presents “Sky Traders,” a circa 1952 black-and-white picture that conveys the excitement of air travel and shipment of goods by air. A Pan AmericanAirline flight lands at mark 01:30 while the film’s narrator explains how the “life” of an airport is planned in a control tower. We see scenes of air traffic controllers as planes land from around the world, but the newest challenge for airports is the cargo aircraft. “Today anything … goes by air,” we’re told at mark 02:15 as a plane taxis along a runway. A TWA crew is shown loading a “speed pack” full of sea moss to the belly of an aircraft for transportation, and the film moves to a discussion of how sea moss is gathered, beginning at mark 02:50. Cars are shown loaded onboard an aircraft at mark 04:50 and then traveling down the streets of Paris, their final destination. At mark 06:54 we see an air transportation station in Brussels, this time for mail delivered by helicopter. From Johannesburg in southern Africa to Benghazi along the Mediterranean Sea, we’re told how cargo aircraft speed delivery to desperately needed medicines (including chloromycetin) across the African continent. Cargo aircraft are also used to move live animals (mark 13:40) around the world, as such animals as tiger cubs, leopard cubs, and elephants arrive in England. An air ambulance is shown rushing medical personnel to an injured youth and then on to a hospital for treatment, as the narrator explains at mark 20:18 that sometimes “cargo” means “life.”
We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference."
This film is part of the PeriscopeFilmLLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com

National Airlines Flight 102 (NCR102), MSN 25630 - N949CA, was a cargo flight which crashed shortly after taking off from Bagram Airfield on 29 April 2013, killing all 7 crew.
The airline has been operating the Bagram to Dubai route for a month. The aircraft had taken off on runway 03 at 15:30L and climbing through 1200 feet, when the nose of the aircraft nose sharply rose. The crew were heard on VHF air-band frequency reporting that some of the load of five heavy military vehicles in the cargo hold had shifted and the aircraft stalled. The aircraft crashed and erupted into flames on impact. The crash site was near the end of runway 03 within the perimeter of the airfield. All seven crew; four pilots, two mechanics and a load master were killed.
The aircraft involved was a Boeing 747-428BCF registration N949CA, c/n 25630 It was manufactured and first flown in 1993. The aircraft that crashed was branded as National Airlines although it was actually operated upon the operating license of Air Atlanta Icelandic for National Air Cargo until 2011. Upon this particular sortie, Flight 102 was flying on behalf of the Air Mobility Command.

National Airlines Flight 102 (NCR102), MSN 25630 - N949CA, was a cargo flight which crashed shortly after taking off from Bagram Airfield on 29 April 2013, killing all 7 crew.
The airline has been operating the Bagram to Dubai route for a month. The aircraft had taken off on runway 03 at 15:30L and climbing through 1200 feet, when the nose of the aircraft nose sharply rose. The crew were heard on VHF air-band frequency reporting that some of the load of five heavy military vehicles in the cargo hold had shifted and the aircraft stalled. The aircraft crashed and erupted into flames on impact. The crash site was near the end of runway 03 within the perimeter of the airfield. All seven crew; four pilots, two mechanics and a load master were killed.
The aircraft involved was a Boeing 747-428BCF registration N949CA, c/n 25630 It was manufactured and first flown in 1993. The aircraft that crashed was branded as National Airlines although it was actually operated upon the operating license of Air Atlanta Icelandic for National Air Cargo until 2011. Upon this particular sortie, Flight 102 was flying on behalf of the Air Mobility Command.

Air Clips joined Lufthansa Cargo's Captain Fokko and First OfficerJohannes on a full rotation from Frankfurt (Germany) via Nairobi (Kenya) to Johannesburg (South Africa) and back on the same routing. Enjoy stunning cockpit views from 11 different cameras as well as exciting interviews with both crew members.
For each of those four flights AirClips has created an "ULTIMATE COCKPIT MOVIE" which are/ will be available to the public for free as always.
Here is our release schedule (Links will NOT work before each mentioned date, 10 o'clock CET):
Preview compilation for all four flights: 28 April 2017, https://youtu.be/9OChEQQrOaM
ULTIMATE MOVIE 1, Frankfurt-Nairobi: 19 May 2017, https://youtu.be/X_Et8S0SQo4
ULTIMATE MOVIE 2, Nairobi-Johannesburg: 30 June 2017, https://youtu.be/meY-WWCvGO4
ULTIMATE MOVIE 3, Johannesburg-Nairobi: 11 August 2017, https://youtu.be/MFdnfFTYyA8
COCKPIT MOVIE 4, Nairobi-Frankfurt: 22 September 2017, https://youtu.be/oC4koLuZQfs
The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is an American three-engine medium- to long-range wide-body jet airliner, manufactured by McDonnell Douglas and, later, by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Based on the DC-10, it features a stretched fuselage, increased wingspan with winglets, refined airfoils on the wing and smaller tailplane, new engines and increased use of composite materials. Two of its engines are mounted on underwing pylons and a third engine at the base of the vertical stabilizer. It also features a glass cockpit that decreases the flight deck crew from the three required on the DC-10 to two by eliminating the need for a flight engineer. Although the MD-11 program was launched in 1986, McDonnell Douglas started to search for a DC-10 derivative as early as 1976. Two versions were considered then, a DC-10-10 with a fuselage stretch of 40 feet (12 m) and a DC-10-30 stretched by 30 feet (9.1 m). That later version would have been capable of transporting up to 340 passengers in a multi-class configuration, or 277 passengers and their luggage over 5,300 nautical miles (9,800 km). At the same time, the manufacturer was seeking to reduce wing and engine drag on the trijet. Another version of the aircraft was also envisaged, the "DC-10 global", aimed to counter the risks of loss of orders for the DC-10-30 that the Boeing 747SP and its range were creating. The DC-10 global would have incorporated more fuel tanks.
In July 1985, the Board of Directors authorized the Long Beach plant to offer the MD-11 to potential customers. At the time, the aircraft was still proposed in two versions, both with the same fuselage length, a stretch of 22 ft 3 in (6.78 m) over the DC-10 airframe, as well as the same engine choice as the MD-11X. One version would have a range of 4,780 nautical miles (8,850 km) with a gross weight of 500,000 pounds (230,000 kg) and transport up to 337 passengers, while the second would carry 331 passengers over 6,900 nautical miles (12,800 km). A year later, as several airlines had committed to the MD-11, the situation was looking optimistic. The aircraft was now a 320-seater baseline and defined as an 18 ft 7 in (5.66 m) stretch over the DC-10-30 powered by the new advanced turbofans offered by the major engine manufacturers and giving it a range of 6,800 nautical miles (12,600 km). Other versions, such as a shortened ER with a range of 7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km), an all-cargo offering a maximum payload of 200,970 pounds (91,160 kg) and a Combi with a provision for ten freight pallets on the main deck, were proposed. Further growth of the aircraft was also foreseen, such as the MD-11 Advanced.
MD-11F (53 built): the Freight transport aircraft was the second variant on offer at launch in 1986 and was the last and longest (1988–2000) manufactured version. The all-cargo aircraft features the same forward port side cargo door (140 by 102 inches (3.6 m × 2.6 m)) as the MD-11CF, a main deck volume of 15,530 cubic feet (440 m3), a maximum payload of 200,151 pounds (90,787 kg) and can transport 26 pallets of the same dimensions (88 by 125 inches (2.2 m × 3.2 m) or 96 by 125 inches (2.4 m × 3.2 m)) as for the MD-11C and MD-11CF. The MD-11F was delivered between 1991 and 2001 to FedEx Express (22), Lufthansa Cargo (14), and other airlines with fewer aircraft.
Lufthansa Cargo AG is a German cargo airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa. It operates worldwide air freight and logistics services and is headquartered at Frankfurt Airport, the main hub of Lufthansa. Besides operating dedicated cargo planes, the company also has access to cargo capacities of 350 passenger aircraft of the Lufthansa Group.
Pioneers by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Artist: http://audionautix.com/

Air Clips joined Lufthansa Cargo's Captain Fokko and First OfficerJohannes on a full rotation from Frankfurt (Germany) via Nairobi (Kenya) to Johannesburg (South Africa) and back on the same routing. Enjoy stunning cockpit views from 11 different cameras as well as exciting interviews with both crew members.
For each of those four flights AirClips has created an "ULTIMATE COCKPIT MOVIE" which are/ will be available to the public for free as always.
Here is our release schedule (Links will NOT work before each mentioned date, 10 o'clock CET):
Preview compilation for all four flights: 28 April 2017, https://youtu.be/9OChEQQrOaM
ULTIMATE MOVIE 1, Frankfurt-Nairobi: 19 May 2017, https://youtu.be/X_Et8S0SQo4
ULTIMATE MOVIE 2, Nairobi-Johannesburg: 30 June 2017, https://youtu.be/meY-WWCvGO4
ULTIMATE MOVIE 3, Johannesburg-Nairobi: 11 August 2017, https://youtu.be/MFdnfFTYyA8
COCKPIT MOVIE 4, Nairobi-Frankfurt: 22 September 2017, https://youtu.be/oC4koLuZQfs
The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is an American three-engine medium- to long-range wide-body jet airliner, manufactured by McDonnell Douglas and, later, by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Based on the DC-10, it features a stretched fuselage, increased wingspan with winglets, refined airfoils on the wing and smaller tailplane, new engines and increased use of composite materials. Two of its engines are mounted on underwing pylons and a third engine at the base of the vertical stabilizer. It also features a glass cockpit that decreases the flight deck crew from the three required on the DC-10 to two by eliminating the need for a flight engineer. Although the MD-11 program was launched in 1986, McDonnell Douglas started to search for a DC-10 derivative as early as 1976. Two versions were considered then, a DC-10-10 with a fuselage stretch of 40 feet (12 m) and a DC-10-30 stretched by 30 feet (9.1 m). That later version would have been capable of transporting up to 340 passengers in a multi-class configuration, or 277 passengers and their luggage over 5,300 nautical miles (9,800 km). At the same time, the manufacturer was seeking to reduce wing and engine drag on the trijet. Another version of the aircraft was also envisaged, the "DC-10 global", aimed to counter the risks of loss of orders for the DC-10-30 that the Boeing 747SP and its range were creating. The DC-10 global would have incorporated more fuel tanks.
In July 1985, the Board of Directors authorized the Long Beach plant to offer the MD-11 to potential customers. At the time, the aircraft was still proposed in two versions, both with the same fuselage length, a stretch of 22 ft 3 in (6.78 m) over the DC-10 airframe, as well as the same engine choice as the MD-11X. One version would have a range of 4,780 nautical miles (8,850 km) with a gross weight of 500,000 pounds (230,000 kg) and transport up to 337 passengers, while the second would carry 331 passengers over 6,900 nautical miles (12,800 km). A year later, as several airlines had committed to the MD-11, the situation was looking optimistic. The aircraft was now a 320-seater baseline and defined as an 18 ft 7 in (5.66 m) stretch over the DC-10-30 powered by the new advanced turbofans offered by the major engine manufacturers and giving it a range of 6,800 nautical miles (12,600 km). Other versions, such as a shortened ER with a range of 7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km), an all-cargo offering a maximum payload of 200,970 pounds (91,160 kg) and a Combi with a provision for ten freight pallets on the main deck, were proposed. Further growth of the aircraft was also foreseen, such as the MD-11 Advanced.
MD-11F (53 built): the Freight transport aircraft was the second variant on offer at launch in 1986 and was the last and longest (1988–2000) manufactured version. The all-cargo aircraft features the same forward port side cargo door (140 by 102 inches (3.6 m × 2.6 m)) as the MD-11CF, a main deck volume of 15,530 cubic feet (440 m3), a maximum payload of 200,151 pounds (90,787 kg) and can transport 26 pallets of the same dimensions (88 by 125 inches (2.2 m × 3.2 m) or 96 by 125 inches (2.4 m × 3.2 m)) as for the MD-11C and MD-11CF. The MD-11F was delivered between 1991 and 2001 to FedEx Express (22), Lufthansa Cargo (14), and other airlines with fewer aircraft.
Lufthansa Cargo AG is a German cargo airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa. It operates worldwide air freight and logistics services and is headquartered at Frankfurt Airport, the main hub of Lufthansa. Besides operating dedicated cargo planes, the company also has access to cargo capacities of 350 passenger aircraft of the Lufthansa Group.
Pioneers by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Artist: http://audionautix.com/

American Airlines Cargo worked with the video production team at RobinBondMedia creating this detailed “mini-documentary”. This video tells an in-depth story; focusing on the professional expertise of the AA Cargo staff as they manage the critical elements needed to ship such valuable, life saving cargo. After all of our travels shooting video footage in New York City, London, Chicago and Dallas... we can definitely say first hand... American Airlines Cargo is making a real difference in the world for us all.
American Airlines Cargo ships and delivers critical elements needed to deliver extremely sensitive medical cargo worldwide. American Airlines Cargo provides a crucial delivery service called “ExpediteTC” which guarantees 100% safe delivery of cutting edge pharmaceutical tests (for example) “on time” and “on temp” anywhere in the world.
Follow our ongoing video projects and updates on Robin Bond Media Facebook / Twitter / YouTube

American Airlines Cargo worked with the video production team at RobinBondMedia creating this detailed “mini-documentary”. This video tells an in-depth story; focusing on the professional expertise of the AA Cargo staff as they manage the critical elements needed to ship such valuable, life saving cargo. After all of our travels shooting video footage in New York City, London, Chicago and Dallas... we can definitely say first hand... American Airlines Cargo is making a real difference in the world for us all.
American Airlines Cargo ships and delivers critical elements needed to deliver extremely sensitive medical cargo worldwide. American Airlines Cargo provides a crucial delivery service called “ExpediteTC” which guarantees 100% safe delivery of cutting edge pharmaceutical tests (for example) “on time” and “on temp” anywhere in the world.
Follow our ongoing video projects and updates on Robin Bond Media Facebook / Twitter / YouTube

The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a large military transport aircraft built by Lockheed. It provides the United States Air Force (USAF) with a heavy intercontinental-range strategic airlift capability, one that can carry outsize and oversize cargos, including all air-certifiable cargo. The Galaxy has many similarities to its smaller C-141 Starlifter predecessor, and the later C-17 Globemaster. The C-5 is among the largest military aircraft in the world.
The C-5 Galaxy had a complicated development; significant cost overruns were experienced and Lockheed suffered significant financial difficulties. Shortly after entering service, fractures in the wings of many aircraft were discovered and the C-5 fleet were restricted in capability until corrective work was conducted. The C-5M Super Galaxy is an upgraded version with new engines and modernized avionics designed to extend its service life beyond 2040.
The C-5 Galaxy has been operated by USAF since 1969. In that time, it has been used to support US military operations in all major conflicts including Vietnam, Iraq, Yugoslavia and Afghanistan; as well as in support of allies, such as Israel during the Yom Kippur War and NATO operations in the Gulf War. The C-5 has also been used to distribute humanitarian aid and disaster relief, and support the US Space Shuttle program run by NASA.
http://military-transport-aircrafts.blogspot.com

The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a large military transport aircraft built by Lockheed. It provides the United States Air Force (USAF) with a heavy intercontinental-range strategic airlift capability, one that can carry outsize and oversize cargos, including all air-certifiable cargo. The Galaxy has many similarities to its smaller C-141 Starlifter predecessor, and the later C-17 Globemaster. The C-5 is among the largest military aircraft in the world.
The C-5 Galaxy had a complicated development; significant cost overruns were experienced and Lockheed suffered significant financial difficulties. Shortly after entering service, fractures in the wings of many aircraft were discovered and the C-5 fleet were restricted in capability until corrective work was conducted. The C-5M Super Galaxy is an upgraded version with new engines and modernized avionics designed to extend its service life beyond 2040.
The C-5 Galaxy has been operated by USAF since 1969. In that time, it has been used to support US military operations in all major conflicts including Vietnam, Iraq, Yugoslavia and Afghanistan; as well as in support of allies, such as Israel during the Yom Kippur War and NATO operations in the Gulf War. The C-5 has also been used to distribute humanitarian aid and disaster relief, and support the US Space Shuttle program run by NASA.
http://military-transport-aircrafts.blogspot.com

The Secret World of Air Freight - Discovery Channel

We flew 65,000 miles for this one-hour documentary, mostly in the cockpits and bellies of giant air freighters across North America, Europe, and Asia. We follow...

We flew 65,000 miles for this one-hour documentary, mostly in the cockpits and bellies of giant air freighters across North America, Europe, and Asia. We followed cargos ranging from 55 thoroughbred horses from Lexington KY to Hokkaido, Japan, 3 plane-loads of CART racing cars and equipment from Indianapolis to Australia and millions of bottles of Beaujolais Nouveau from southern France across the globe in this all-out pantheon to the speed of our world economy.
About Trillium Productions LLC:
Trillium Productions LLC specializes in digital storytelling. We produce stylish programming combining traditional techniques from television, video production and graphic design. Application include video for web, website design, video for trade shows, museums and corporations.
We work with design teams to create immerse experiences. At Trillium, we're driven by intense and never-ending curiosity. We're specialists in the art of brainstorming, visual storytelling, and are well trained in the dark arts of digital video streaming.
We can create or enhance your YouTube and Facebook presence which are essential tools for branding.
For more information about our full-service media and content production, call Trillium Productions at 847-869-1946 or visit our website http://www.trillfilm.com

We flew 65,000 miles for this one-hour documentary, mostly in the cockpits and bellies of giant air freighters across North America, Europe, and Asia. We followed cargos ranging from 55 thoroughbred horses from Lexington KY to Hokkaido, Japan, 3 plane-loads of CART racing cars and equipment from Indianapolis to Australia and millions of bottles of Beaujolais Nouveau from southern France across the globe in this all-out pantheon to the speed of our world economy.
About Trillium Productions LLC:
Trillium Productions LLC specializes in digital storytelling. We produce stylish programming combining traditional techniques from television, video production and graphic design. Application include video for web, website design, video for trade shows, museums and corporations.
We work with design teams to create immerse experiences. At Trillium, we're driven by intense and never-ending curiosity. We're specialists in the art of brainstorming, visual storytelling, and are well trained in the dark arts of digital video streaming.
We can create or enhance your YouTube and Facebook presence which are essential tools for branding.
For more information about our full-service media and content production, call Trillium Productions at 847-869-1946 or visit our website http://www.trillfilm.com

1952 CARGO AIRCRAFT & AIR FREIGHT INDUSTRIAL FILM SKY TRADERS 48724

Exclusive Films presents “Sky Traders,” a circa 1952 black-and-white picture that conveys the excitement of air travel and shipment of goods by air. A Pan AmericanAirline flight lands at mark 01:30 while the film’s narrator explains how the “life” of an airport is planned in a control tower. We see scenes of air traffic controllers as planes land from around the world, but the newest challenge for airports is the cargo aircraft. “Today anything … goes by air,” we’re told at mark 02:15 as a plane taxis along a runway. A TWA crew is shown loading a “speed pack” full of sea moss to the belly of an aircraft for transportation, and the film moves to a discussion of how sea moss is gathered, beginning at mark 02:50. Cars are shown loaded onboard an aircraft at mark 04:50 and then traveling dow...

published: 18 Dec 2016

The Largest Aircraft in The U.S. Military

The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a large military transport aircraft built by Lockheed. It provides the United States Air Force (USAF) with a heavy intercontinental-range strategic airlift capability, one that can carry outsize and oversize cargos, including all air-certifiable cargo. The Galaxy has many similarities to its smaller C-141 Starlifter predecessor, and the later C-17 Globemaster. The C-5 is among the largest military aircraft in the world.
The C-5 Galaxy had a complicated development; significant cost overruns were experienced and Lockheed suffered significant financial difficulties. Shortly after entering service, fractures in the wings of many aircraft were discovered and the C-5 fleet were restricted in capability until corrective work was conducted. The C-5M Super Galaxy is an ...

published: 15 Aug 2014

PAN AM AIRLINES AIR CARGO OPERATIONS 1961 INDUSTRIAL FILM 34914

Pan American World Airways presents “World Marketing in the Jet Age” is a 1961 color film promoting Pan Am cargo and freight operations. Produced by Henry Strauss Productions, a New York-based educational and corporate production company, the film reminds the viewer marketing involves more than taking a “come and get it” approach (mark 02:52). Rather, modern marketing strategies often involve dealing with situations beyond your control (05:10) including pilferage. Although expensive storage options exist, the film suggests another option at mark 06:00 — air cargo. The viewer is taken to a Pan Am air cargo terminal beginning at mark 06:55 as the narrator boasts how “it’s no telephone booth operation" but rather a fast-paced situation. Scenes show crates and cargo being moved about while sig...

I Mailed Myself in a Box *UK to USA* (HUMAN MAIL CHALLENGE PART 3 - BY AIR)

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Air Clips joined Lufthansa Cargo's Captain Fokko and First OfficerJohannes on a full rotation from Frankfurt (Germany) via Nairobi (Kenya) to Johannesburg (South Africa) and back on the same routing. Enjoy stunning cockpit views from 11 different cameras as well as exciting interviews with both crew members.
For each of those four flights AirClips has created an "ULTIMATE COCKPIT MOVIE" which are/ will be available to the public for free as always.
Here is our release schedule (Links will NOT work before each mentioned date, 10 o'clock CET):
Preview compilation for all four flights: 28 April 2017, https://youtu.be/9OChEQQrOaM
ULTIMATE MOVIE 1, Frankfurt-Nairobi: 19 May 2017, https://youtu.be/X_Et8S0SQo4
ULTIMATE MOVIE 2, Nairobi-Johannesburg: 30 June 2017, https://youtu.be/meY-WWCvGO...

Aviation Industry - Commercial Jets Documentary

AviationIndustry - Commercial Jets Documentary
An airliner is an airplane, usually large, used for transporting passengers and air cargo. Such aircraft are most often operated by airlines. Although the definition of an airliner can vary from country to country, an airliner is typically defined as an aircraft intended for carrying multiple passengers or cargo in commercial service.
The largest airliners are wide-body jets. These aircraft are frequently called twin-aisle aircraft because they generally have two separate aisles running from the front to the back of the passenger cabin. These aircraft are usually used for long-haul flights between airline hubs and major cities with many passengers.
A smaller, more common class of airliners is the narrow-body or single aisle aircraft. These...

Air Clips joined Lufthansa Cargo's Captain Fokko and First OfficerJohannes on a full rotation from Frankfurt (Germany) via Nairobi (Kenya) to Johannesburg (South Africa) and back on the same routing. Enjoy stunning cockpit views from 11 different cameras as well as exciting interviews with both crew members.
For each of those four flights AirClips has created an "ULTIMATE COCKPIT MOVIE" which are/ will be available to the public for free as always.
Here is our release schedule (Links will NOT work before each mentioned date, 10 o'clock CET):
Preview compilation for all four flights: 28 April 2017, https://youtu.be/9OChEQQrOaM
ULTIMATE MOVIE 1, Frankfurt-Nairobi: 19 May 2017, https://youtu.be/X_Et8S0SQo4
ULTIMATE MOVIE 2, Nairobi-Johannesburg: 30 June 2017, https://youtu.be/meY-WWCvGO...

Over 30 different airlines and 20 different aircraft types featured here! If you're looking for heavy aircraft, landings, takeoffs and super HD planespotting, I have the video for you. Morning to evening, this airport is home to a tapestry of nations, airlines and airplane types from destinations near and all over the world.
This video is a compilation of highlights & cool catches arranged in no particular order that were filmed on 8/2, 8/3 and 8/5 of 2014 at Chicago O'Hare International AirportKORD / ORD. Includes many specials, heavy aircraft, mainline jet airliners and clips from all hours of the day. The big airliners are always my personal favorites and in this video I was able to include a Virgin Atlantic AirwaysA340-600. Haven't seen one of these (one of my favorite aircraft) si...

100% Air Cargo Screening: Can We Secure America's Skies? (Part 1 of 2)

100% Air Cargo Screening: Can We Secure America's Skies? (Part 1 of 2) - mars-4:hrs04H_S311_090318b.1 - Cannon311 - Committee on Homeland Security - 2009-03-18 - Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection. Ms. Jackson-Lee: Today, this Subcommittee will continue its commitment to robust oversight of one of the most important issues addressed by Congress in the 9/11 Act: the screening of cargo on commercial passenger aircraft. This is my second hearing on this issue as Chairwoman of this Subcommittee, which has jurisdiction over aviation security, and we will continue to monitor TSA's progress in screening cargo during the 111th Congress. I look forward to engaging with my colleagues on the Subcommittee, and learning from our witnesses about how TSA and industry a...

published: 22 Nov 2011

Aloha Air Cargo 2015

published: 08 Dec 2015

The History of Airports documentary

Each day 3 million passengers get on airplanes bound for destinations around the world. At any given moment there are 10,000 aircraft in the air. International Airports goes behind the scenes to show the complex inner workings that make international air travel possible. The show takes the viewer high up in the most advanced air traffic control tower on earth, deep into the air cargo holds that makes lighting speed international trade possible, behind the scenes of high-tech internal security and inside the procedures of international customs. It takes the viewer into the future with the airports of tomorrow and into the past to show how dirt strips developed into massive air terminals. International Airports explores the exciting early days of aviation with flying airboats and ocean platf...

1952 CARGO AIRCRAFT & AIR FREIGHT INDUSTRIAL FILM SKY TRADERS 48724

Exclusive Films presents “Sky Traders,” a circa 1952 black-and-white picture that conveys the excitement of air travel and shipment of goods by air. A Pan Ameri...

Exclusive Films presents “Sky Traders,” a circa 1952 black-and-white picture that conveys the excitement of air travel and shipment of goods by air. A Pan AmericanAirline flight lands at mark 01:30 while the film’s narrator explains how the “life” of an airport is planned in a control tower. We see scenes of air traffic controllers as planes land from around the world, but the newest challenge for airports is the cargo aircraft. “Today anything … goes by air,” we’re told at mark 02:15 as a plane taxis along a runway. A TWA crew is shown loading a “speed pack” full of sea moss to the belly of an aircraft for transportation, and the film moves to a discussion of how sea moss is gathered, beginning at mark 02:50. Cars are shown loaded onboard an aircraft at mark 04:50 and then traveling down the streets of Paris, their final destination. At mark 06:54 we see an air transportation station in Brussels, this time for mail delivered by helicopter. From Johannesburg in southern Africa to Benghazi along the Mediterranean Sea, we’re told how cargo aircraft speed delivery to desperately needed medicines (including chloromycetin) across the African continent. Cargo aircraft are also used to move live animals (mark 13:40) around the world, as such animals as tiger cubs, leopard cubs, and elephants arrive in England. An air ambulance is shown rushing medical personnel to an injured youth and then on to a hospital for treatment, as the narrator explains at mark 20:18 that sometimes “cargo” means “life.”
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This film is part of the PeriscopeFilmLLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com

Exclusive Films presents “Sky Traders,” a circa 1952 black-and-white picture that conveys the excitement of air travel and shipment of goods by air. A Pan AmericanAirline flight lands at mark 01:30 while the film’s narrator explains how the “life” of an airport is planned in a control tower. We see scenes of air traffic controllers as planes land from around the world, but the newest challenge for airports is the cargo aircraft. “Today anything … goes by air,” we’re told at mark 02:15 as a plane taxis along a runway. A TWA crew is shown loading a “speed pack” full of sea moss to the belly of an aircraft for transportation, and the film moves to a discussion of how sea moss is gathered, beginning at mark 02:50. Cars are shown loaded onboard an aircraft at mark 04:50 and then traveling down the streets of Paris, their final destination. At mark 06:54 we see an air transportation station in Brussels, this time for mail delivered by helicopter. From Johannesburg in southern Africa to Benghazi along the Mediterranean Sea, we’re told how cargo aircraft speed delivery to desperately needed medicines (including chloromycetin) across the African continent. Cargo aircraft are also used to move live animals (mark 13:40) around the world, as such animals as tiger cubs, leopard cubs, and elephants arrive in England. An air ambulance is shown rushing medical personnel to an injured youth and then on to a hospital for treatment, as the narrator explains at mark 20:18 that sometimes “cargo” means “life.”
We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference."
This film is part of the PeriscopeFilmLLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com

The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a large military transport aircraft built by Lockheed. It provides the United States Air Force (USAF) with a heavy intercontinental-range strategic airlift capability, one that can carry outsize and oversize cargos, including all air-certifiable cargo. The Galaxy has many similarities to its smaller C-141 Starlifter predecessor, and the later C-17 Globemaster. The C-5 is among the largest military aircraft in the world.
The C-5 Galaxy had a complicated development; significant cost overruns were experienced and Lockheed suffered significant financial difficulties. Shortly after entering service, fractures in the wings of many aircraft were discovered and the C-5 fleet were restricted in capability until corrective work was conducted. The C-5M Super Galaxy is an upgraded version with new engines and modernized avionics designed to extend its service life beyond 2040.
The C-5 Galaxy has been operated by USAF since 1969. In that time, it has been used to support US military operations in all major conflicts including Vietnam, Iraq, Yugoslavia and Afghanistan; as well as in support of allies, such as Israel during the Yom Kippur War and NATO operations in the Gulf War. The C-5 has also been used to distribute humanitarian aid and disaster relief, and support the US Space Shuttle program run by NASA.
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The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a large military transport aircraft built by Lockheed. It provides the United States Air Force (USAF) with a heavy intercontinental-range strategic airlift capability, one that can carry outsize and oversize cargos, including all air-certifiable cargo. The Galaxy has many similarities to its smaller C-141 Starlifter predecessor, and the later C-17 Globemaster. The C-5 is among the largest military aircraft in the world.
The C-5 Galaxy had a complicated development; significant cost overruns were experienced and Lockheed suffered significant financial difficulties. Shortly after entering service, fractures in the wings of many aircraft were discovered and the C-5 fleet were restricted in capability until corrective work was conducted. The C-5M Super Galaxy is an upgraded version with new engines and modernized avionics designed to extend its service life beyond 2040.
The C-5 Galaxy has been operated by USAF since 1969. In that time, it has been used to support US military operations in all major conflicts including Vietnam, Iraq, Yugoslavia and Afghanistan; as well as in support of allies, such as Israel during the Yom Kippur War and NATO operations in the Gulf War. The C-5 has also been used to distribute humanitarian aid and disaster relief, and support the US Space Shuttle program run by NASA.
http://military-transport-aircrafts.blogspot.com

Pan American World Airways presents “World Marketing in the Jet Age” is a 1961 color film promoting Pan Am cargo and freight operations. Produced by Henry Strauss Productions, a New York-based educational and corporate production company, the film reminds the viewer marketing involves more than taking a “come and get it” approach (mark 02:52). Rather, modern marketing strategies often involve dealing with situations beyond your control (05:10) including pilferage. Although expensive storage options exist, the film suggests another option at mark 06:00 — air cargo. The viewer is taken to a Pan Am air cargo terminal beginning at mark 06:55 as the narrator boasts how “it’s no telephone booth operation" but rather a fast-paced situation. Scenes show crates and cargo being moved about while signage points to the varied worldwide destinations. The action unfolds slowly as pallets are loaded onto Pan Am aircraft while a Pan Am cargo service manager explains at mark 09:30 how insurance costs by air are far less than surface routes — and is far faster. The marketing pitch continues and starting at mark 11:45 there are illustrations showing the myriad of air routes that circle the globe. The debate over air versus surface shipping methods continues and men weigh the pros and cons of each, while occasionally stressing the benefits such as “savings in volume handling” (mark 15:19). “There’s one thing that no business … can turn its back on: change,” one of the men emphasizes at mark 19:05. “And one change that I suspect is here to stay is air cargo.”
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This film is part of the PeriscopeFilmLLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com

Pan American World Airways presents “World Marketing in the Jet Age” is a 1961 color film promoting Pan Am cargo and freight operations. Produced by Henry Strauss Productions, a New York-based educational and corporate production company, the film reminds the viewer marketing involves more than taking a “come and get it” approach (mark 02:52). Rather, modern marketing strategies often involve dealing with situations beyond your control (05:10) including pilferage. Although expensive storage options exist, the film suggests another option at mark 06:00 — air cargo. The viewer is taken to a Pan Am air cargo terminal beginning at mark 06:55 as the narrator boasts how “it’s no telephone booth operation" but rather a fast-paced situation. Scenes show crates and cargo being moved about while signage points to the varied worldwide destinations. The action unfolds slowly as pallets are loaded onto Pan Am aircraft while a Pan Am cargo service manager explains at mark 09:30 how insurance costs by air are far less than surface routes — and is far faster. The marketing pitch continues and starting at mark 11:45 there are illustrations showing the myriad of air routes that circle the globe. The debate over air versus surface shipping methods continues and men weigh the pros and cons of each, while occasionally stressing the benefits such as “savings in volume handling” (mark 15:19). “There’s one thing that no business … can turn its back on: change,” one of the men emphasizes at mark 19:05. “And one change that I suspect is here to stay is air cargo.”
We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference."
This film is part of the PeriscopeFilmLLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com

Air Clips joined Lufthansa Cargo's Captain Fokko and First OfficerJohannes on a full rotation from Frankfurt (Germany) via Nairobi (Kenya) to Johannesburg (South Africa) and back on the same routing. Enjoy stunning cockpit views from 11 different cameras as well as exciting interviews with both crew members.
For each of those four flights AirClips has created an "ULTIMATE COCKPIT MOVIE" which are/ will be available to the public for free as always.
Here is our release schedule (Links will NOT work before each mentioned date, 10 o'clock CET):
Preview compilation for all four flights: 28 April 2017, https://youtu.be/9OChEQQrOaM
ULTIMATE MOVIE 1, Frankfurt-Nairobi: 19 May 2017, https://youtu.be/X_Et8S0SQo4
ULTIMATE MOVIE 2, Nairobi-Johannesburg: 30 June 2017, https://youtu.be/meY-WWCvGO4
ULTIMATE MOVIE 3, Johannesburg-Nairobi: 11 August 2017, https://youtu.be/MFdnfFTYyA8
COCKPIT MOVIE 4, Nairobi-Frankfurt: 22 September 2017, https://youtu.be/oC4koLuZQfs
The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is an American three-engine medium- to long-range wide-body jet airliner, manufactured by McDonnell Douglas and, later, by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Based on the DC-10, it features a stretched fuselage, increased wingspan with winglets, refined airfoils on the wing and smaller tailplane, new engines and increased use of composite materials. Two of its engines are mounted on underwing pylons and a third engine at the base of the vertical stabilizer. It also features a glass cockpit that decreases the flight deck crew from the three required on the DC-10 to two by eliminating the need for a flight engineer. Although the MD-11 program was launched in 1986, McDonnell Douglas started to search for a DC-10 derivative as early as 1976. Two versions were considered then, a DC-10-10 with a fuselage stretch of 40 feet (12 m) and a DC-10-30 stretched by 30 feet (9.1 m). That later version would have been capable of transporting up to 340 passengers in a multi-class configuration, or 277 passengers and their luggage over 5,300 nautical miles (9,800 km). At the same time, the manufacturer was seeking to reduce wing and engine drag on the trijet. Another version of the aircraft was also envisaged, the "DC-10 global", aimed to counter the risks of loss of orders for the DC-10-30 that the Boeing 747SP and its range were creating. The DC-10 global would have incorporated more fuel tanks.
In July 1985, the Board of Directors authorized the Long Beach plant to offer the MD-11 to potential customers. At the time, the aircraft was still proposed in two versions, both with the same fuselage length, a stretch of 22 ft 3 in (6.78 m) over the DC-10 airframe, as well as the same engine choice as the MD-11X. One version would have a range of 4,780 nautical miles (8,850 km) with a gross weight of 500,000 pounds (230,000 kg) and transport up to 337 passengers, while the second would carry 331 passengers over 6,900 nautical miles (12,800 km). A year later, as several airlines had committed to the MD-11, the situation was looking optimistic. The aircraft was now a 320-seater baseline and defined as an 18 ft 7 in (5.66 m) stretch over the DC-10-30 powered by the new advanced turbofans offered by the major engine manufacturers and giving it a range of 6,800 nautical miles (12,600 km). Other versions, such as a shortened ER with a range of 7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km), an all-cargo offering a maximum payload of 200,970 pounds (91,160 kg) and a Combi with a provision for ten freight pallets on the main deck, were proposed. Further growth of the aircraft was also foreseen, such as the MD-11 Advanced.
MD-11F (53 built): the Freight transport aircraft was the second variant on offer at launch in 1986 and was the last and longest (1988–2000) manufactured version. The all-cargo aircraft features the same forward port side cargo door (140 by 102 inches (3.6 m × 2.6 m)) as the MD-11CF, a main deck volume of 15,530 cubic feet (440 m3), a maximum payload of 200,151 pounds (90,787 kg) and can transport 26 pallets of the same dimensions (88 by 125 inches (2.2 m × 3.2 m) or 96 by 125 inches (2.4 m × 3.2 m)) as for the MD-11C and MD-11CF. The MD-11F was delivered between 1991 and 2001 to FedEx Express (22), Lufthansa Cargo (14), and other airlines with fewer aircraft.
Lufthansa Cargo AG is a German cargo airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa. It operates worldwide air freight and logistics services and is headquartered at Frankfurt Airport, the main hub of Lufthansa. Besides operating dedicated cargo planes, the company also has access to cargo capacities of 350 passenger aircraft of the Lufthansa Group.
Pioneers by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Artist: http://audionautix.com/

Air Clips joined Lufthansa Cargo's Captain Fokko and First OfficerJohannes on a full rotation from Frankfurt (Germany) via Nairobi (Kenya) to Johannesburg (South Africa) and back on the same routing. Enjoy stunning cockpit views from 11 different cameras as well as exciting interviews with both crew members.
For each of those four flights AirClips has created an "ULTIMATE COCKPIT MOVIE" which are/ will be available to the public for free as always.
Here is our release schedule (Links will NOT work before each mentioned date, 10 o'clock CET):
Preview compilation for all four flights: 28 April 2017, https://youtu.be/9OChEQQrOaM
ULTIMATE MOVIE 1, Frankfurt-Nairobi: 19 May 2017, https://youtu.be/X_Et8S0SQo4
ULTIMATE MOVIE 2, Nairobi-Johannesburg: 30 June 2017, https://youtu.be/meY-WWCvGO4
ULTIMATE MOVIE 3, Johannesburg-Nairobi: 11 August 2017, https://youtu.be/MFdnfFTYyA8
COCKPIT MOVIE 4, Nairobi-Frankfurt: 22 September 2017, https://youtu.be/oC4koLuZQfs
The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is an American three-engine medium- to long-range wide-body jet airliner, manufactured by McDonnell Douglas and, later, by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Based on the DC-10, it features a stretched fuselage, increased wingspan with winglets, refined airfoils on the wing and smaller tailplane, new engines and increased use of composite materials. Two of its engines are mounted on underwing pylons and a third engine at the base of the vertical stabilizer. It also features a glass cockpit that decreases the flight deck crew from the three required on the DC-10 to two by eliminating the need for a flight engineer. Although the MD-11 program was launched in 1986, McDonnell Douglas started to search for a DC-10 derivative as early as 1976. Two versions were considered then, a DC-10-10 with a fuselage stretch of 40 feet (12 m) and a DC-10-30 stretched by 30 feet (9.1 m). That later version would have been capable of transporting up to 340 passengers in a multi-class configuration, or 277 passengers and their luggage over 5,300 nautical miles (9,800 km). At the same time, the manufacturer was seeking to reduce wing and engine drag on the trijet. Another version of the aircraft was also envisaged, the "DC-10 global", aimed to counter the risks of loss of orders for the DC-10-30 that the Boeing 747SP and its range were creating. The DC-10 global would have incorporated more fuel tanks.
In July 1985, the Board of Directors authorized the Long Beach plant to offer the MD-11 to potential customers. At the time, the aircraft was still proposed in two versions, both with the same fuselage length, a stretch of 22 ft 3 in (6.78 m) over the DC-10 airframe, as well as the same engine choice as the MD-11X. One version would have a range of 4,780 nautical miles (8,850 km) with a gross weight of 500,000 pounds (230,000 kg) and transport up to 337 passengers, while the second would carry 331 passengers over 6,900 nautical miles (12,800 km). A year later, as several airlines had committed to the MD-11, the situation was looking optimistic. The aircraft was now a 320-seater baseline and defined as an 18 ft 7 in (5.66 m) stretch over the DC-10-30 powered by the new advanced turbofans offered by the major engine manufacturers and giving it a range of 6,800 nautical miles (12,600 km). Other versions, such as a shortened ER with a range of 7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km), an all-cargo offering a maximum payload of 200,970 pounds (91,160 kg) and a Combi with a provision for ten freight pallets on the main deck, were proposed. Further growth of the aircraft was also foreseen, such as the MD-11 Advanced.
MD-11F (53 built): the Freight transport aircraft was the second variant on offer at launch in 1986 and was the last and longest (1988–2000) manufactured version. The all-cargo aircraft features the same forward port side cargo door (140 by 102 inches (3.6 m × 2.6 m)) as the MD-11CF, a main deck volume of 15,530 cubic feet (440 m3), a maximum payload of 200,151 pounds (90,787 kg) and can transport 26 pallets of the same dimensions (88 by 125 inches (2.2 m × 3.2 m) or 96 by 125 inches (2.4 m × 3.2 m)) as for the MD-11C and MD-11CF. The MD-11F was delivered between 1991 and 2001 to FedEx Express (22), Lufthansa Cargo (14), and other airlines with fewer aircraft.
Lufthansa Cargo AG is a German cargo airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa. It operates worldwide air freight and logistics services and is headquartered at Frankfurt Airport, the main hub of Lufthansa. Besides operating dedicated cargo planes, the company also has access to cargo capacities of 350 passenger aircraft of the Lufthansa Group.
Pioneers by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Artist: http://audionautix.com/

AviationIndustry - Commercial Jets Documentary
An airliner is an airplane, usually large, used for transporting passengers and air cargo. Such aircraft are most often operated by airlines. Although the definition of an airliner can vary from country to country, an airliner is typically defined as an aircraft intended for carrying multiple passengers or cargo in commercial service.
The largest airliners are wide-body jets. These aircraft are frequently called twin-aisle aircraft because they generally have two separate aisles running from the front to the back of the passenger cabin. These aircraft are usually used for long-haul flights between airline hubs and major cities with many passengers.
A smaller, more common class of airliners is the narrow-body or single aisle aircraft. These smaller airliners are generally used for short to medium-distance flights with fewer passengers than their wide-body counterparts.
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AviationIndustry - Commercial Jets Documentary
An airliner is an airplane, usually large, used for transporting passengers and air cargo. Such aircraft are most often operated by airlines. Although the definition of an airliner can vary from country to country, an airliner is typically defined as an aircraft intended for carrying multiple passengers or cargo in commercial service.
The largest airliners are wide-body jets. These aircraft are frequently called twin-aisle aircraft because they generally have two separate aisles running from the front to the back of the passenger cabin. These aircraft are usually used for long-haul flights between airline hubs and major cities with many passengers.
A smaller, more common class of airliners is the narrow-body or single aisle aircraft. These smaller airliners are generally used for short to medium-distance flights with fewer passengers than their wide-body counterparts.
More Documentary Films:
http://cinedocumentary.blogspot.com/

Air Clips joined Lufthansa Cargo's Captain Fokko and First OfficerJohannes on a full rotation from Frankfurt (Germany) via Nairobi (Kenya) to Johannesburg (South Africa) and back on the same routing. Enjoy stunning cockpit views from 11 different cameras as well as exciting interviews with both crew members.
For each of those four flights AirClips has created an "ULTIMATE COCKPIT MOVIE" which are/ will be available to the public for free as always.
Here is our release schedule (Links will NOT work before each mentioned date, 10 o'clock CET):
Preview compilation for all four flights: 28 April 2017, https://youtu.be/9OChEQQrOaM
ULTIMATE MOVIE 1, Frankfurt-Nairobi: 19 May 2017, https://youtu.be/X_Et8S0SQo4
ULTIMATE MOVIE 2, Nairobi-Johannesburg: 30 June 2017, https://youtu.be/meY-WWCvGO4
ULTIMATE MOVIE 3, Johannesburg-Nairobi: 11 August 2017, https://youtu.be/MFdnfFTYyA8
COCKPIT MOVIE 4, Nairobi-Frankfurt: 22 September 2017, https://youtu.be/oC4koLuZQfs
The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is an American three-engine medium- to long-range wide-body jet airliner, manufactured by McDonnell Douglas and, later, by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Based on the DC-10, it features a stretched fuselage, increased wingspan with winglets, refined airfoils on the wing and smaller tailplane, new engines and increased use of composite materials. Two of its engines are mounted on underwing pylons and a third engine at the base of the vertical stabilizer. It also features a glass cockpit that decreases the flight deck crew from the three required on the DC-10 to two by eliminating the need for a flight engineer. Although the MD-11 program was launched in 1986, McDonnell Douglas started to search for a DC-10 derivative as early as 1976. Two versions were considered then, a DC-10-10 with a fuselage stretch of 40 feet (12 m) and a DC-10-30 stretched by 30 feet (9.1 m). That later version would have been capable of transporting up to 340 passengers in a multi-class configuration, or 277 passengers and their luggage over 5,300 nautical miles (9,800 km). At the same time, the manufacturer was seeking to reduce wing and engine drag on the trijet. Another version of the aircraft was also envisaged, the "DC-10 global", aimed to counter the risks of loss of orders for the DC-10-30 that the Boeing 747SP and its range were creating. The DC-10 global would have incorporated more fuel tanks.
In July 1985, the Board of Directors authorized the Long Beach plant to offer the MD-11 to potential customers. At the time, the aircraft was still proposed in two versions, both with the same fuselage length, a stretch of 22 ft 3 in (6.78 m) over the DC-10 airframe, as well as the same engine choice as the MD-11X. One version would have a range of 4,780 nautical miles (8,850 km) with a gross weight of 500,000 pounds (230,000 kg) and transport up to 337 passengers, while the second would carry 331 passengers over 6,900 nautical miles (12,800 km). A year later, as several airlines had committed to the MD-11, the situation was looking optimistic. The aircraft was now a 320-seater baseline and defined as an 18 ft 7 in (5.66 m) stretch over the DC-10-30 powered by the new advanced turbofans offered by the major engine manufacturers and giving it a range of 6,800 nautical miles (12,600 km). Other versions, such as a shortened ER with a range of 7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km), an all-cargo offering a maximum payload of 200,970 pounds (91,160 kg) and a Combi with a provision for ten freight pallets on the main deck, were proposed. Further growth of the aircraft was also foreseen, such as the MD-11 Advanced.
MD-11F (53 built): the Freight transport aircraft was the second variant on offer at launch in 1986 and was the last and longest (1988–2000) manufactured version. The all-cargo aircraft features the same forward port side cargo door (140 by 102 inches (3.6 m × 2.6 m)) as the MD-11CF, a main deck volume of 15,530 cubic feet (440 m3), a maximum payload of 200,151 pounds (90,787 kg) and can transport 26 pallets of the same dimensions (88 by 125 inches (2.2 m × 3.2 m) or 96 by 125 inches (2.4 m × 3.2 m)) as for the MD-11C and MD-11CF. The MD-11F was delivered between 1991 and 2001 to FedEx Express (22), Lufthansa Cargo (14), and other airlines with fewer aircraft.
Lufthansa Cargo AG is a German cargo airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa. It operates worldwide air freight and logistics services and is headquartered at Frankfurt Airport, the main hub of Lufthansa. Besides operating dedicated cargo planes, the company also has access to cargo capacities of 350 passenger aircraft of the Lufthansa Group.

Air Clips joined Lufthansa Cargo's Captain Fokko and First OfficerJohannes on a full rotation from Frankfurt (Germany) via Nairobi (Kenya) to Johannesburg (South Africa) and back on the same routing. Enjoy stunning cockpit views from 11 different cameras as well as exciting interviews with both crew members.
For each of those four flights AirClips has created an "ULTIMATE COCKPIT MOVIE" which are/ will be available to the public for free as always.
Here is our release schedule (Links will NOT work before each mentioned date, 10 o'clock CET):
Preview compilation for all four flights: 28 April 2017, https://youtu.be/9OChEQQrOaM
ULTIMATE MOVIE 1, Frankfurt-Nairobi: 19 May 2017, https://youtu.be/X_Et8S0SQo4
ULTIMATE MOVIE 2, Nairobi-Johannesburg: 30 June 2017, https://youtu.be/meY-WWCvGO4
ULTIMATE MOVIE 3, Johannesburg-Nairobi: 11 August 2017, https://youtu.be/MFdnfFTYyA8
COCKPIT MOVIE 4, Nairobi-Frankfurt: 22 September 2017, https://youtu.be/oC4koLuZQfs
The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is an American three-engine medium- to long-range wide-body jet airliner, manufactured by McDonnell Douglas and, later, by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Based on the DC-10, it features a stretched fuselage, increased wingspan with winglets, refined airfoils on the wing and smaller tailplane, new engines and increased use of composite materials. Two of its engines are mounted on underwing pylons and a third engine at the base of the vertical stabilizer. It also features a glass cockpit that decreases the flight deck crew from the three required on the DC-10 to two by eliminating the need for a flight engineer. Although the MD-11 program was launched in 1986, McDonnell Douglas started to search for a DC-10 derivative as early as 1976. Two versions were considered then, a DC-10-10 with a fuselage stretch of 40 feet (12 m) and a DC-10-30 stretched by 30 feet (9.1 m). That later version would have been capable of transporting up to 340 passengers in a multi-class configuration, or 277 passengers and their luggage over 5,300 nautical miles (9,800 km). At the same time, the manufacturer was seeking to reduce wing and engine drag on the trijet. Another version of the aircraft was also envisaged, the "DC-10 global", aimed to counter the risks of loss of orders for the DC-10-30 that the Boeing 747SP and its range were creating. The DC-10 global would have incorporated more fuel tanks.
In July 1985, the Board of Directors authorized the Long Beach plant to offer the MD-11 to potential customers. At the time, the aircraft was still proposed in two versions, both with the same fuselage length, a stretch of 22 ft 3 in (6.78 m) over the DC-10 airframe, as well as the same engine choice as the MD-11X. One version would have a range of 4,780 nautical miles (8,850 km) with a gross weight of 500,000 pounds (230,000 kg) and transport up to 337 passengers, while the second would carry 331 passengers over 6,900 nautical miles (12,800 km). A year later, as several airlines had committed to the MD-11, the situation was looking optimistic. The aircraft was now a 320-seater baseline and defined as an 18 ft 7 in (5.66 m) stretch over the DC-10-30 powered by the new advanced turbofans offered by the major engine manufacturers and giving it a range of 6,800 nautical miles (12,600 km). Other versions, such as a shortened ER with a range of 7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km), an all-cargo offering a maximum payload of 200,970 pounds (91,160 kg) and a Combi with a provision for ten freight pallets on the main deck, were proposed. Further growth of the aircraft was also foreseen, such as the MD-11 Advanced.
MD-11F (53 built): the Freight transport aircraft was the second variant on offer at launch in 1986 and was the last and longest (1988–2000) manufactured version. The all-cargo aircraft features the same forward port side cargo door (140 by 102 inches (3.6 m × 2.6 m)) as the MD-11CF, a main deck volume of 15,530 cubic feet (440 m3), a maximum payload of 200,151 pounds (90,787 kg) and can transport 26 pallets of the same dimensions (88 by 125 inches (2.2 m × 3.2 m) or 96 by 125 inches (2.4 m × 3.2 m)) as for the MD-11C and MD-11CF. The MD-11F was delivered between 1991 and 2001 to FedEx Express (22), Lufthansa Cargo (14), and other airlines with fewer aircraft.
Lufthansa Cargo AG is a German cargo airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa. It operates worldwide air freight and logistics services and is headquartered at Frankfurt Airport, the main hub of Lufthansa. Besides operating dedicated cargo planes, the company also has access to cargo capacities of 350 passenger aircraft of the Lufthansa Group.

100% Air Cargo Screening: Can We Secure America's Skies? (Part 1 of 2) - mars-4:hrs04H_S311_090318b.1 - Cannon311 - Committee on Homeland Security - 2009-03-18 - Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection. Ms. Jackson-Lee: Today, this Subcommittee will continue its commitment to robust oversight of one of the most important issues addressed by Congress in the 9/11 Act: the screening of cargo on commercial passenger aircraft. This is my second hearing on this issue as Chairwoman of this Subcommittee, which has jurisdiction over aviation security, and we will continue to monitor TSA's progress in screening cargo during the 111th Congress. I look forward to engaging with my colleagues on the Subcommittee, and learning from our witnesses about how TSA and industry are working together to achieve the cargo-screening mandate. This mandate is a critical step toward securing aviation. The Subcommittee is determined to work with the new Administration and conduct thoughtful oversight to make sure that we can move forward and complete implementation of this essential element of the 9/11 Act.

100% Air Cargo Screening: Can We Secure America's Skies? (Part 1 of 2) - mars-4:hrs04H_S311_090318b.1 - Cannon311 - Committee on Homeland Security - 2009-03-18 - Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection. Ms. Jackson-Lee: Today, this Subcommittee will continue its commitment to robust oversight of one of the most important issues addressed by Congress in the 9/11 Act: the screening of cargo on commercial passenger aircraft. This is my second hearing on this issue as Chairwoman of this Subcommittee, which has jurisdiction over aviation security, and we will continue to monitor TSA's progress in screening cargo during the 111th Congress. I look forward to engaging with my colleagues on the Subcommittee, and learning from our witnesses about how TSA and industry are working together to achieve the cargo-screening mandate. This mandate is a critical step toward securing aviation. The Subcommittee is determined to work with the new Administration and conduct thoughtful oversight to make sure that we can move forward and complete implementation of this essential element of the 9/11 Act.

The History of Airports documentary

Each day 3 million passengers get on airplanes bound for destinations around the world. At any given moment there are 10,000 aircraft in the air. International...

Each day 3 million passengers get on airplanes bound for destinations around the world. At any given moment there are 10,000 aircraft in the air. International Airports goes behind the scenes to show the complex inner workings that make international air travel possible. The show takes the viewer high up in the most advanced air traffic control tower on earth, deep into the air cargo holds that makes lighting speed international trade possible, behind the scenes of high-tech internal security and inside the procedures of international customs. It takes the viewer into the future with the airports of tomorrow and into the past to show how dirt strips developed into massive air terminals. International Airports explores the exciting early days of aviation with flying airboats and ocean platforms, daredevil pilots and swashbuckling entrepreneurs. And it shows how war and peace drove aviation and airports forward through history to today, when international air travel has transformed the world as we know it.

Each day 3 million passengers get on airplanes bound for destinations around the world. At any given moment there are 10,000 aircraft in the air. International Airports goes behind the scenes to show the complex inner workings that make international air travel possible. The show takes the viewer high up in the most advanced air traffic control tower on earth, deep into the air cargo holds that makes lighting speed international trade possible, behind the scenes of high-tech internal security and inside the procedures of international customs. It takes the viewer into the future with the airports of tomorrow and into the past to show how dirt strips developed into massive air terminals. International Airports explores the exciting early days of aviation with flying airboats and ocean platforms, daredevil pilots and swashbuckling entrepreneurs. And it shows how war and peace drove aviation and airports forward through history to today, when international air travel has transformed the world as we know it.

The Lockheed L-100 Hercules is the civilian variant of the prolific C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft made by the Lockheed Corporation. Its first flight occurred in 1964. Longer L-100-20 and L-100-30 versions were developed. L-100 production ended in 1992 with 114 aircraft delivered. The LM-100J is set to start production in 2018-2019. It completed its first flight in Marietta, Georgia on May 25, 2017. It is an updated variant of the L-100.
In 1959, Pan American World Airways ordered 12 of Lockheed's GL-207 SuperHercules to be delivered by 1962, to be powered by four 6,000 eshp AllisonT61 turboprops. The Super Hercules was to be 23 ft 4 in (7.11 m) longer than the C-130B; a variant powered by 6,445 eshp Rolls-Royce Tynes and a jet-powered variant with four Pratt & Whitney JT3D-11 turbofans were also under development. Both Pan American and Slick Airways (which had ordered six) cancelled their orders and the other variants did not evolve past design studies.
Lockheed decided to produce a commercial variant based on a de-militarised version of the C-130E Hercules. The prototype L-100 (registered N1130E) first flew on April 20, 1964 when it carried out a 1-hour, 25-minute flight. The type certificate was awarded on 16 February1965. Twenty-one production aircraft were then built with the first delivery to Continental Air Services on September 30, 1965.
Slow sales led to the development of two new, longer versions, the L-100-20 and L-100-30, both of which were larger and more economical than the original model. Deliveries totaled 114 aircraft, with production ending in 1992. Several L-100-20 aircraft were operated on scheduled freight flights by Delta Air Lines between 1968 and 1973.
An updated civilian version of the Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules was under development, but the program was placed on hold indefinitely in 2000 to focus on military development and production. On February 3, 2014, Lockheed Martin formally relaunched the LM-100J program, saying it expects to sell 75 aircraft. Lockheed sees the new LM-100J as an ideal replacement for the existing civil L-100 fleets.
This L-100-30 (Model 382G) is a further stretched variant with an additional 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) fuselage section compared to the L100-20.
Safair is an aviation company based at the O.R. TamboInternational Airport in Kempton ParkSouth Africa. Operator of one of the world's largest fleets of civil Lockheed L-100 Hercules cargo aircraft, it also conducts aircraft chartering; leasing and sales; contract operations and leasing services; flightcrew leasing and training; aircraft maintenance and modification; aviation safety and medical training; and operations support.
Safair Operations as we know it today was established in 1965. At the time it was known as Tropair (Pty) Ltd and was a general aviation charter company. In 1970 the company name changed to Safair Freighters (Pty) Ltd when the company was purchased by Safmarine and the new entity began operations on 18 March 1970. Until the 1990s it mainly served the local and regional air cargo market. In 1991 it diversified into aircraft maintenance and overnight courier operations before concentrating on leasing and chartering. In 1998 it purchased a 49% stake in Air Contractors, based in Ireland, and was itself acquired by Imperial Holdings for $40 million in December 1998. In July 1999 Safair acquired control of National Airways Corporation and StreamlineAviation (a charter and aircraft sales company). It is wholly owned by ASL Aviation Group Ltd based in Dublin, Ireland, a subsidiary of the Belgian group Compagnie Maritime Belge. Humanitarian Aid and Relief operations has always been Safair's "niche" market. Safair assists aid and relief agencies such as the United Nations, World Food Programme and the International Committee of the Red Cross in delivering much needed humanitarian aid to stricken regions on the African continent as well as other areas in the world where such assistance is required. In 2007, Safair obtained its IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) approval.

The Lockheed L-100 Hercules is the civilian variant of the prolific C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft made by the Lockheed Corporation. Its first flight occurred in 1964. Longer L-100-20 and L-100-30 versions were developed. L-100 production ended in 1992 with 114 aircraft delivered. The LM-100J is set to start production in 2018-2019. It completed its first flight in Marietta, Georgia on May 25, 2017. It is an updated variant of the L-100.
In 1959, Pan American World Airways ordered 12 of Lockheed's GL-207 SuperHercules to be delivered by 1962, to be powered by four 6,000 eshp AllisonT61 turboprops. The Super Hercules was to be 23 ft 4 in (7.11 m) longer than the C-130B; a variant powered by 6,445 eshp Rolls-Royce Tynes and a jet-powered variant with four Pratt & Whitney JT3D-11 turbofans were also under development. Both Pan American and Slick Airways (which had ordered six) cancelled their orders and the other variants did not evolve past design studies.
Lockheed decided to produce a commercial variant based on a de-militarised version of the C-130E Hercules. The prototype L-100 (registered N1130E) first flew on April 20, 1964 when it carried out a 1-hour, 25-minute flight. The type certificate was awarded on 16 February1965. Twenty-one production aircraft were then built with the first delivery to Continental Air Services on September 30, 1965.
Slow sales led to the development of two new, longer versions, the L-100-20 and L-100-30, both of which were larger and more economical than the original model. Deliveries totaled 114 aircraft, with production ending in 1992. Several L-100-20 aircraft were operated on scheduled freight flights by Delta Air Lines between 1968 and 1973.
An updated civilian version of the Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules was under development, but the program was placed on hold indefinitely in 2000 to focus on military development and production. On February 3, 2014, Lockheed Martin formally relaunched the LM-100J program, saying it expects to sell 75 aircraft. Lockheed sees the new LM-100J as an ideal replacement for the existing civil L-100 fleets.
This L-100-30 (Model 382G) is a further stretched variant with an additional 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) fuselage section compared to the L100-20.
Safair is an aviation company based at the O.R. TamboInternational Airport in Kempton ParkSouth Africa. Operator of one of the world's largest fleets of civil Lockheed L-100 Hercules cargo aircraft, it also conducts aircraft chartering; leasing and sales; contract operations and leasing services; flightcrew leasing and training; aircraft maintenance and modification; aviation safety and medical training; and operations support.
Safair Operations as we know it today was established in 1965. At the time it was known as Tropair (Pty) Ltd and was a general aviation charter company. In 1970 the company name changed to Safair Freighters (Pty) Ltd when the company was purchased by Safmarine and the new entity began operations on 18 March 1970. Until the 1990s it mainly served the local and regional air cargo market. In 1991 it diversified into aircraft maintenance and overnight courier operations before concentrating on leasing and chartering. In 1998 it purchased a 49% stake in Air Contractors, based in Ireland, and was itself acquired by Imperial Holdings for $40 million in December 1998. In July 1999 Safair acquired control of National Airways Corporation and StreamlineAviation (a charter and aircraft sales company). It is wholly owned by ASL Aviation Group Ltd based in Dublin, Ireland, a subsidiary of the Belgian group Compagnie Maritime Belge. Humanitarian Aid and Relief operations has always been Safair's "niche" market. Safair assists aid and relief agencies such as the United Nations, World Food Programme and the International Committee of the Red Cross in delivering much needed humanitarian aid to stricken regions on the African continent as well as other areas in the world where such assistance is required. In 2007, Safair obtained its IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) approval.

NASA's Unusual Giant Air Cargo Transport Plane

The SuperGuppy is a one-of-a-kind mega transport plane that's been involved in moving aerospace hardware crucial to nearly ever major NASA endeavor, from the Hubble Space Telescope to Skylab. Now it's time for the bizarre aircraft to get a check-up.
From: MIGHTY PLANES: Super Guppyhttp://bit.ly/2g2RrRw

1952 CARGO AIRCRAFT & AIR FREIGHT INDUSTRIAL FILM SKY TRADERS 48724

Exclusive Films presents “Sky Traders,” a circa 1952 black-and-white picture that conveys the excitement of air travel and shipment of goods by air. A Pan AmericanAirline flight lands at mark 01:30 while the film’s narrator explains how the “life” of an airport is planned in a control tower. We see scenes of air traffic controllers as planes land from around the world, but the newest challenge for airports is the cargo aircraft. “Today anything … goes by air,” we’re told at mark 02:15 as a plane taxis along a runway. A TWA crew is shown loading a “speed pack” full of sea moss to the belly of an aircraft for transportation, and the film moves to a discussion of how sea moss is gathered, beginning at mark 02:50. Cars are shown loaded onboard an aircraft at mark 04:50 and then traveling down the streets of Paris, their final destination. At mark 06:54 we see an air transportation station in Brussels, this time for mail delivered by helicopter. From Johannesburg in southern Africa to Benghazi along the Mediterranean Sea, we’re told how cargo aircraft speed delivery to desperately needed medicines (including chloromycetin) across the African continent. Cargo aircraft are also used to move live animals (mark 13:40) around the world, as such animals as tiger cubs, leopard cubs, and elephants arrive in England. An air ambulance is shown rushing medical personnel to an injured youth and then on to a hospital for treatment, as the narrator explains at mark 20:18 that sometimes “cargo” means “life.”
We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference."
This film is part of the PeriscopeFilmLLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com

National Air Cargo's Boeing 747-400 freighter crash in Afghanistan

National Airlines Flight 102 (NCR102), MSN 25630 - N949CA, was a cargo flight which crashed shortly after taking off from Bagram Airfield on 29 April 2013, killing all 7 crew.
The airline has been operating the Bagram to Dubai route for a month. The aircraft had taken off on runway 03 at 15:30L and climbing through 1200 feet, when the nose of the aircraft nose sharply rose. The crew were heard on VHF air-band frequency reporting that some of the load of five heavy military vehicles in the cargo hold had shifted and the aircraft stalled. The aircraft crashed and erupted into flames on impact. The crash site was near the end of runway 03 within the perimeter of the airfield. All seven crew; four pilots, two mechanics and a load master were killed.
The aircraft involved was a Boeing 747-428BCF registration N949CA, c/n 25630 It was manufactured and first flown in 1993. The aircraft that crashed was branded as National Airlines although it was actually operated upon the operating license of Air Atlanta Icelandic for National Air Cargo until 2011. Upon this particular sortie, Flight 102 was flying on behalf of the Air Mobility Command.

Air Clips joined Lufthansa Cargo's Captain Fokko and First OfficerJohannes on a full rotation from Frankfurt (Germany) via Nairobi (Kenya) to Johannesburg (South Africa) and back on the same routing. Enjoy stunning cockpit views from 11 different cameras as well as exciting interviews with both crew members.
For each of those four flights AirClips has created an "ULTIMATE COCKPIT MOVIE" which are/ will be available to the public for free as always.
Here is our release schedule (Links will NOT work before each mentioned date, 10 o'clock CET):
Preview compilation for all four flights: 28 April 2017, https://youtu.be/9OChEQQrOaM
ULTIMATE MOVIE 1, Frankfurt-Nairobi: 19 May 2017, https://youtu.be/X_Et8S0SQo4
ULTIMATE MOVIE 2, Nairobi-Johannesburg: 30 June 2017, https://youtu.be/meY-WWCvGO4
ULTIMATE MOVIE 3, Johannesburg-Nairobi: 11 August 2017, https://youtu.be/MFdnfFTYyA8
COCKPIT MOVIE 4, Nairobi-Frankfurt: 22 September 2017, https://youtu.be/oC4koLuZQfs
The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is an American three-engine medium- to long-range wide-body jet airliner, manufactured by McDonnell Douglas and, later, by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Based on the DC-10, it features a stretched fuselage, increased wingspan with winglets, refined airfoils on the wing and smaller tailplane, new engines and increased use of composite materials. Two of its engines are mounted on underwing pylons and a third engine at the base of the vertical stabilizer. It also features a glass cockpit that decreases the flight deck crew from the three required on the DC-10 to two by eliminating the need for a flight engineer. Although the MD-11 program was launched in 1986, McDonnell Douglas started to search for a DC-10 derivative as early as 1976. Two versions were considered then, a DC-10-10 with a fuselage stretch of 40 feet (12 m) and a DC-10-30 stretched by 30 feet (9.1 m). That later version would have been capable of transporting up to 340 passengers in a multi-class configuration, or 277 passengers and their luggage over 5,300 nautical miles (9,800 km). At the same time, the manufacturer was seeking to reduce wing and engine drag on the trijet. Another version of the aircraft was also envisaged, the "DC-10 global", aimed to counter the risks of loss of orders for the DC-10-30 that the Boeing 747SP and its range were creating. The DC-10 global would have incorporated more fuel tanks.
In July 1985, the Board of Directors authorized the Long Beach plant to offer the MD-11 to potential customers. At the time, the aircraft was still proposed in two versions, both with the same fuselage length, a stretch of 22 ft 3 in (6.78 m) over the DC-10 airframe, as well as the same engine choice as the MD-11X. One version would have a range of 4,780 nautical miles (8,850 km) with a gross weight of 500,000 pounds (230,000 kg) and transport up to 337 passengers, while the second would carry 331 passengers over 6,900 nautical miles (12,800 km). A year later, as several airlines had committed to the MD-11, the situation was looking optimistic. The aircraft was now a 320-seater baseline and defined as an 18 ft 7 in (5.66 m) stretch over the DC-10-30 powered by the new advanced turbofans offered by the major engine manufacturers and giving it a range of 6,800 nautical miles (12,600 km). Other versions, such as a shortened ER with a range of 7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km), an all-cargo offering a maximum payload of 200,970 pounds (91,160 kg) and a Combi with a provision for ten freight pallets on the main deck, were proposed. Further growth of the aircraft was also foreseen, such as the MD-11 Advanced.
MD-11F (53 built): the Freight transport aircraft was the second variant on offer at launch in 1986 and was the last and longest (1988–2000) manufactured version. The all-cargo aircraft features the same forward port side cargo door (140 by 102 inches (3.6 m × 2.6 m)) as the MD-11CF, a main deck volume of 15,530 cubic feet (440 m3), a maximum payload of 200,151 pounds (90,787 kg) and can transport 26 pallets of the same dimensions (88 by 125 inches (2.2 m × 3.2 m) or 96 by 125 inches (2.4 m × 3.2 m)) as for the MD-11C and MD-11CF. The MD-11F was delivered between 1991 and 2001 to FedEx Express (22), Lufthansa Cargo (14), and other airlines with fewer aircraft.
Lufthansa Cargo AG is a German cargo airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa. It operates worldwide air freight and logistics services and is headquartered at Frankfurt Airport, the main hub of Lufthansa. Besides operating dedicated cargo planes, the company also has access to cargo capacities of 350 passenger aircraft of the Lufthansa Group.
Pioneers by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Artist: http://audionautix.com/

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First A330-243F in America arriving for the first time to Colombia. Tampa Cargo Dec 20 - 2012

American Airlines Cargo

American Airlines Cargo worked with the video production team at RobinBondMedia creating this detailed “mini-documentary”. This video tells an in-depth story; focusing on the professional expertise of the AA Cargo staff as they manage the critical elements needed to ship such valuable, life saving cargo. After all of our travels shooting video footage in New York City, London, Chicago and Dallas... we can definitely say first hand... American Airlines Cargo is making a real difference in the world for us all.
American Airlines Cargo ships and delivers critical elements needed to deliver extremely sensitive medical cargo worldwide. American Airlines Cargo provides a crucial delivery service called “ExpediteTC” which guarantees 100% safe delivery of cutting edge pharmaceutical tests (for example) “on time” and “on temp” anywhere in the world.
Follow our ongoing video projects and updates on Robin Bond Media Facebook / Twitter / YouTube

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Boeing 727 Cargo Airplane CRASH in Sucre Colombia 12/20/16 Subtitles

Cargo plane crashes in Colombia killing 5 Crew people and only one survivor

Boeing 727 Cargo Airplane CRASH in Sucre Colombia 12/20/16 Subtitles

Air cargo

Air cargo is any property carried or to be carried in an aircraft. Air cargo comprises air freight, air express and airmail.

Aircraft types

Cargo can be transported by passenger, cargo or combi aircraft:

Passenger aircraft use the spare volume in the airplane's baggage hold (the "belly") that is not being used for passenger luggage - a common practice used by passenger airlines, who additionally transport cargo on scheduled passenger flights. - this practice is known as Belly Cargo. Cargo can also be transported in the passenger cabin as hand-carry by an “on-board courier”.

Cargo aircraft are dedicated for the job - they carry freight on the main deck and in the belly by means of nose-loading or side loading.

Combi aircraft carries cargo on the main deck behind the passengers’ area with side loading and in the belly.

History

Early years

The first cargo flight took place on the 7 November 1910 in the USA, between Dayton and Columbus, Ohio. Philip Orin Parmelee piloted a Wright Model B aeroplane 65 miles (105km) carrying a package of 200 pounds of silk for the opening of a store. Newspaper clippings quoted the Wright brothers as stating he covered the distance in 66 minutes, but the flight was officially recorded at 57 minutes, a world speed record at the time. It was the first “cargo only” flight solely for the transport of goods; the first flight commissioned by a client, and the first example of multimodal air transport, since the pieces of silk were transported by car from Columbus aerodrome to the store.

Voice 370, a group of victims' relatives, have this week called on the Malaysian government to release the full cargo manifest. Danica Weeks (right), the widow of Australian passenger Paul Weeks (left), said she wanted information about more than two tonnes of cargo described as 'radio accessories and chargers'....

May 23 (Reuters) - A court in Aruba on Wednesday lifted the seizures of two oil cargoes that ConocoPhillips sought as part of a legal strategy to satisfy a $2 billion arbitration award, according to a source familiar with the decision ... ....

May 23 (Reuters) - A court in Aruba on Wednesday lifted the seizures of two oil cargoes that ConocoPhillips sought as part of a legal strategy to satisfy a $2 billion arbitration award, according to a source familiar with the decision ... ....

1952 CARGO AIRCRAFT & AIR FREIGHT INDUSTRIAL FILM SKY TRADERS 48724

Exclusive Films presents “Sky Traders,” a circa 1952 black-and-white picture that conveys the excitement of air travel and shipment of goods by air. A Pan AmericanAirline flight lands at mark 01:30 while the film’s narrator explains how the “life” of an airport is planned in a control tower. We see scenes of air traffic controllers as planes land from around the world, but the newest challenge for airports is the cargo aircraft. “Today anything … goes by air,” we’re told at mark 02:15 as a plane taxis along a runway. A TWA crew is shown loading a “speed pack” full of sea moss to the belly of an aircraft for transportation, and the film moves to a discussion of how sea moss is gathered, beginning at mark 02:50. Cars are shown loaded onboard an aircraft at mark 04:50 and then traveling down the streets of Paris, their final destination. At mark 06:54 we see an air transportation station in Brussels, this time for mail delivered by helicopter. From Johannesburg in southern Africa to Benghazi along the Mediterranean Sea, we’re told how cargo aircraft speed delivery to desperately needed medicines (including chloromycetin) across the African continent. Cargo aircraft are also used to move live animals (mark 13:40) around the world, as such animals as tiger cubs, leopard cubs, and elephants arrive in England. An air ambulance is shown rushing medical personnel to an injured youth and then on to a hospital for treatment, as the narrator explains at mark 20:18 that sometimes “cargo” means “life.”
We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference."
This film is part of the PeriscopeFilmLLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com

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The Largest Aircraft in The U.S. Military

The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a large military transport aircraft built by Lockheed. It provi...

The Largest Aircraft in The U.S. Military

The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a large military transport aircraft built by Lockheed. It provides the United States Air Force (USAF) with a heavy intercontinental-range strategic airlift capability, one that can carry outsize and oversize cargos, including all air-certifiable cargo. The Galaxy has many similarities to its smaller C-141 Starlifter predecessor, and the later C-17 Globemaster. The C-5 is among the largest military aircraft in the world.
The C-5 Galaxy had a complicated development; significant cost overruns were experienced and Lockheed suffered significant financial difficulties. Shortly after entering service, fractures in the wings of many aircraft were discovered and the C-5 fleet were restricted in capability until corrective work was conducted. The C-5M Super Galaxy is an upgraded version with new engines and modernized avionics designed to extend its service life beyond 2040.
The C-5 Galaxy has been operated by USAF since 1969. In that time, it has been used to support US military operations in all major conflicts including Vietnam, Iraq, Yugoslavia and Afghanistan; as well as in support of allies, such as Israel during the Yom Kippur War and NATO operations in the Gulf War. The C-5 has also been used to distribute humanitarian aid and disaster relief, and support the US Space Shuttle program run by NASA.
http://military-transport-aircrafts.blogspot.com

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PAN AM AIRLINES AIR CARGO OPERATIONS 1961 INDUSTRIAL FILM 34914

Pan American World Airways presents “World Marketing in the Jet Age” is a 1961 color film ...

PAN AM AIRLINES AIR CARGO OPERATIONS 1961 INDUSTRIAL FILM 34914

Pan American World Airways presents “World Marketing in the Jet Age” is a 1961 color film promoting Pan Am cargo and freight operations. Produced by Henry Strauss Productions, a New York-based educational and corporate production company, the film reminds the viewer marketing involves more than taking a “come and get it” approach (mark 02:52). Rather, modern marketing strategies often involve dealing with situations beyond your control (05:10) including pilferage. Although expensive storage options exist, the film suggests another option at mark 06:00 — air cargo. The viewer is taken to a Pan Am air cargo terminal beginning at mark 06:55 as the narrator boasts how “it’s no telephone booth operation" but rather a fast-paced situation. Scenes show crates and cargo being moved about while signage points to the varied worldwide destinations. The action unfolds slowly as pallets are loaded onto Pan Am aircraft while a Pan Am cargo service manager explains at mark 09:30 how insurance costs by air are far less than surface routes — and is far faster. The marketing pitch continues and starting at mark 11:45 there are illustrations showing the myriad of air routes that circle the globe. The debate over air versus surface shipping methods continues and men weigh the pros and cons of each, while occasionally stressing the benefits such as “savings in volume handling” (mark 15:19). “There’s one thing that no business … can turn its back on: change,” one of the men emphasizes at mark 19:05. “And one change that I suspect is here to stay is air cargo.”
We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference."
This film is part of the PeriscopeFilmLLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com

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WORLDS LARGEST us air force AIRCRAFT GRAVEYARD documentary

An interesting documentary about the world famous US Air Force bone yard for surplus or ou...

Air Clips joined Lufthansa Cargo's Captain Fokko and First OfficerJohannes on a full rotation from Frankfurt (Germany) via Nairobi (Kenya) to Johannesburg (South Africa) and back on the same routing. Enjoy stunning cockpit views from 11 different cameras as well as exciting interviews with both crew members.
For each of those four flights AirClips has created an "ULTIMATE COCKPIT MOVIE" which are/ will be available to the public for free as always.
Here is our release schedule (Links will NOT work before each mentioned date, 10 o'clock CET):
Preview compilation for all four flights: 28 April 2017, https://youtu.be/9OChEQQrOaM
ULTIMATE MOVIE 1, Frankfurt-Nairobi: 19 May 2017, https://youtu.be/X_Et8S0SQo4
ULTIMATE MOVIE 2, Nairobi-Johannesburg: 30 June 2017, https://youtu.be/meY-WWCvGO4
ULTIMATE MOVIE 3, Johannesburg-Nairobi: 11 August 2017, https://youtu.be/MFdnfFTYyA8
COCKPIT MOVIE 4, Nairobi-Frankfurt: 22 September 2017, https://youtu.be/oC4koLuZQfs
The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is an American three-engine medium- to long-range wide-body jet airliner, manufactured by McDonnell Douglas and, later, by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Based on the DC-10, it features a stretched fuselage, increased wingspan with winglets, refined airfoils on the wing and smaller tailplane, new engines and increased use of composite materials. Two of its engines are mounted on underwing pylons and a third engine at the base of the vertical stabilizer. It also features a glass cockpit that decreases the flight deck crew from the three required on the DC-10 to two by eliminating the need for a flight engineer. Although the MD-11 program was launched in 1986, McDonnell Douglas started to search for a DC-10 derivative as early as 1976. Two versions were considered then, a DC-10-10 with a fuselage stretch of 40 feet (12 m) and a DC-10-30 stretched by 30 feet (9.1 m). That later version would have been capable of transporting up to 340 passengers in a multi-class configuration, or 277 passengers and their luggage over 5,300 nautical miles (9,800 km). At the same time, the manufacturer was seeking to reduce wing and engine drag on the trijet. Another version of the aircraft was also envisaged, the "DC-10 global", aimed to counter the risks of loss of orders for the DC-10-30 that the Boeing 747SP and its range were creating. The DC-10 global would have incorporated more fuel tanks.
In July 1985, the Board of Directors authorized the Long Beach plant to offer the MD-11 to potential customers. At the time, the aircraft was still proposed in two versions, both with the same fuselage length, a stretch of 22 ft 3 in (6.78 m) over the DC-10 airframe, as well as the same engine choice as the MD-11X. One version would have a range of 4,780 nautical miles (8,850 km) with a gross weight of 500,000 pounds (230,000 kg) and transport up to 337 passengers, while the second would carry 331 passengers over 6,900 nautical miles (12,800 km). A year later, as several airlines had committed to the MD-11, the situation was looking optimistic. The aircraft was now a 320-seater baseline and defined as an 18 ft 7 in (5.66 m) stretch over the DC-10-30 powered by the new advanced turbofans offered by the major engine manufacturers and giving it a range of 6,800 nautical miles (12,600 km). Other versions, such as a shortened ER with a range of 7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km), an all-cargo offering a maximum payload of 200,970 pounds (91,160 kg) and a Combi with a provision for ten freight pallets on the main deck, were proposed. Further growth of the aircraft was also foreseen, such as the MD-11 Advanced.
MD-11F (53 built): the Freight transport aircraft was the second variant on offer at launch in 1986 and was the last and longest (1988–2000) manufactured version. The all-cargo aircraft features the same forward port side cargo door (140 by 102 inches (3.6 m × 2.6 m)) as the MD-11CF, a main deck volume of 15,530 cubic feet (440 m3), a maximum payload of 200,151 pounds (90,787 kg) and can transport 26 pallets of the same dimensions (88 by 125 inches (2.2 m × 3.2 m) or 96 by 125 inches (2.4 m × 3.2 m)) as for the MD-11C and MD-11CF. The MD-11F was delivered between 1991 and 2001 to FedEx Express (22), Lufthansa Cargo (14), and other airlines with fewer aircraft.
Lufthansa Cargo AG is a German cargo airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa. It operates worldwide air freight and logistics services and is headquartered at Frankfurt Airport, the main hub of Lufthansa. Besides operating dedicated cargo planes, the company also has access to cargo capacities of 350 passenger aircraft of the Lufthansa Group.
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Plane Spotting - LAX at Night - April 2018

Night catch of some awesome Passenger and Cargo carriers at LAX at night.
This video featu...

Aviation Industry - Commercial Jets Documentary

AviationIndustry - Commercial Jets Documentary
An airliner is an airplane, usually large, used for transporting passengers and air cargo. Such aircraft are most often operated by airlines. Although the definition of an airliner can vary from country to country, an airliner is typically defined as an aircraft intended for carrying multiple passengers or cargo in commercial service.
The largest airliners are wide-body jets. These aircraft are frequently called twin-aisle aircraft because they generally have two separate aisles running from the front to the back of the passenger cabin. These aircraft are usually used for long-haul flights between airline hubs and major cities with many passengers.
A smaller, more common class of airliners is the narrow-body or single aisle aircraft. These smaller airliners are generally used for short to medium-distance flights with fewer passengers than their wide-body counterparts.
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Air Clips joined Lufthansa Cargo's Captain Fokko and First OfficerJohannes on a full rotation from Frankfurt (Germany) via Nairobi (Kenya) to Johannesburg (South Africa) and back on the same routing. Enjoy stunning cockpit views from 11 different cameras as well as exciting interviews with both crew members.
For each of those four flights AirClips has created an "ULTIMATE COCKPIT MOVIE" which are/ will be available to the public for free as always.
Here is our release schedule (Links will NOT work before each mentioned date, 10 o'clock CET):
Preview compilation for all four flights: 28 April 2017, https://youtu.be/9OChEQQrOaM
ULTIMATE MOVIE 1, Frankfurt-Nairobi: 19 May 2017, https://youtu.be/X_Et8S0SQo4
ULTIMATE MOVIE 2, Nairobi-Johannesburg: 30 June 2017, https://youtu.be/meY-WWCvGO4
ULTIMATE MOVIE 3, Johannesburg-Nairobi: 11 August 2017, https://youtu.be/MFdnfFTYyA8
COCKPIT MOVIE 4, Nairobi-Frankfurt: 22 September 2017, https://youtu.be/oC4koLuZQfs
The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 is an American three-engine medium- to long-range wide-body jet airliner, manufactured by McDonnell Douglas and, later, by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Based on the DC-10, it features a stretched fuselage, increased wingspan with winglets, refined airfoils on the wing and smaller tailplane, new engines and increased use of composite materials. Two of its engines are mounted on underwing pylons and a third engine at the base of the vertical stabilizer. It also features a glass cockpit that decreases the flight deck crew from the three required on the DC-10 to two by eliminating the need for a flight engineer. Although the MD-11 program was launched in 1986, McDonnell Douglas started to search for a DC-10 derivative as early as 1976. Two versions were considered then, a DC-10-10 with a fuselage stretch of 40 feet (12 m) and a DC-10-30 stretched by 30 feet (9.1 m). That later version would have been capable of transporting up to 340 passengers in a multi-class configuration, or 277 passengers and their luggage over 5,300 nautical miles (9,800 km). At the same time, the manufacturer was seeking to reduce wing and engine drag on the trijet. Another version of the aircraft was also envisaged, the "DC-10 global", aimed to counter the risks of loss of orders for the DC-10-30 that the Boeing 747SP and its range were creating. The DC-10 global would have incorporated more fuel tanks.
In July 1985, the Board of Directors authorized the Long Beach plant to offer the MD-11 to potential customers. At the time, the aircraft was still proposed in two versions, both with the same fuselage length, a stretch of 22 ft 3 in (6.78 m) over the DC-10 airframe, as well as the same engine choice as the MD-11X. One version would have a range of 4,780 nautical miles (8,850 km) with a gross weight of 500,000 pounds (230,000 kg) and transport up to 337 passengers, while the second would carry 331 passengers over 6,900 nautical miles (12,800 km). A year later, as several airlines had committed to the MD-11, the situation was looking optimistic. The aircraft was now a 320-seater baseline and defined as an 18 ft 7 in (5.66 m) stretch over the DC-10-30 powered by the new advanced turbofans offered by the major engine manufacturers and giving it a range of 6,800 nautical miles (12,600 km). Other versions, such as a shortened ER with a range of 7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km), an all-cargo offering a maximum payload of 200,970 pounds (91,160 kg) and a Combi with a provision for ten freight pallets on the main deck, were proposed. Further growth of the aircraft was also foreseen, such as the MD-11 Advanced.
MD-11F (53 built): the Freight transport aircraft was the second variant on offer at launch in 1986 and was the last and longest (1988–2000) manufactured version. The all-cargo aircraft features the same forward port side cargo door (140 by 102 inches (3.6 m × 2.6 m)) as the MD-11CF, a main deck volume of 15,530 cubic feet (440 m3), a maximum payload of 200,151 pounds (90,787 kg) and can transport 26 pallets of the same dimensions (88 by 125 inches (2.2 m × 3.2 m) or 96 by 125 inches (2.4 m × 3.2 m)) as for the MD-11C and MD-11CF. The MD-11F was delivered between 1991 and 2001 to FedEx Express (22), Lufthansa Cargo (14), and other airlines with fewer aircraft.
Lufthansa Cargo AG is a German cargo airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa. It operates worldwide air freight and logistics services and is headquartered at Frankfurt Airport, the main hub of Lufthansa. Besides operating dedicated cargo planes, the company also has access to cargo capacities of 350 passenger aircraft of the Lufthansa Group.

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